A Jefferson man was recently sentenced on a domestic abuse charge from a January incident.

According to court documents, 39 year-old Russell Lee Gardner was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to a simple misdemeanor for domestic abuse.  All but two days of the prison sentence were suspended.

The charge stems from an incident on January 27th when officers were called to a home of suspected domestic abuse in the 400 block of Russell Street.  Officers found the victim had a cut on the inside of her swollen lip.  Russell was originally charged with a felony for his third domestic abuse offense, but during the plea agreement, the charge was changed to a misdemeanor.

He was also ordered to pay court costs and attorney fees and ordered to one year of unsupervised probation.  He must also complete a Domestic Abuse Intervention Services Program.