Courtesy of the Greene County Jail

Springfield Man Sentenced For Holding Woman at Gunpoint

A man has been sentenced to prison for holding a woman at gunpoint during an argument and threatening to killer her and members of her family.

Court documents say Steven Tygart of Springfield has been sentenced to four years for unlawful use of a weapon, five years for rape or attempted rape, and ten years for kidnapping.

Tygart pointed a gun at a woman for 15 minutes at his house on Johnathan Avenue in 2021.