GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI – A Traverse City man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for trying to strangle his girlfriend who, according to investigators, did not like him going to strip clubs.

Sean Jones, 31, pleaded guilty to charges of assault by strangulation, assault with intent to commit great-bodily harm and unlawful imprisonment. An attempted-murder charge was dismissed as part of a plea agreement, records showed.

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He and the victim had dated eight or nine months before he tried to strangle her on April 15. Neighbors heard her screams and called 911. Traverse City Police responded and arrested the suspect for assault. The woman had bruises and marks on her neck consistent with an attempted strangling.

Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Bob Cooney earlier told The Grand Rapids Press and MLive that Jones tried to kill the woman because of “her not wanting him to go to strip clubs.”

He said it was not known what clubs he allegedly frequented, but there are no strip clubs in Grand Traverse County.

Jones was sentenced by Circuit Judge Thomas Power to 57 months to 15 years on the charge of unlawful imprisonment. He received concurrent four- to 10-year terms on the other charges.

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