Eureka man sentenced for strangling woman

A Eureka man accused of strangling and striking his wife was sentenced in Lincoln County District Court on Tuesday.

Daniel Eugene Corpman, 57, received a 3-year suspended sentence from District Judge Matt Cuffe. He was also ordered to pay fines and fees of $500.

Corpman was initially charged with felony strangulation of a partner or family member and misdemeanor partner or family member assault. He pleaded not guilty to both offenses at his arraignment on Feb. 13.

He then agreed to a plea deal on an amended charge of criminal endangerment.

Corpman’s joint plea deal called for a 3-year suspended sentence.

His wife initially was going to make a statement before deciding not to say anything.

According to charging documents, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Welchons responded to a residence on Doble Drive in Eureka at about 8:27 p.m. on Feb. 1 after the victim called 911 to say she was being assaulted.

When Welchons and another deputy arrived, they found a woman sitting on the floor, crying and in distress while a man, identified as Corpman, sitting on the couch.

She said Corpman struck her and then tried to strangle her by placing a hand on her throat, applied pressure and pressed down. The victim also said he struck her on the lip, but she wasn’t sure if it was with a closed or open hand.

Welchons reported seeing redness on the woman’s lower neck area and some swelling on the left side of the lip.

Officers arrested Corpman and took him to the county jail in Libby.