CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A man found not guilty of attempted first-degree murder by reason of insanity for choking a woman with a metal dog leash will serve 20 years in prison on other charges.
Emanuel Qosaj was found guilty of aggravated battery on a person 65 or older, battery on emergency medical care providers, simple battery and resisting arrest.
He will have to serve five years of probation after his prison sentence. The 22-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday morning.
Back in April 2017, Qosaj was walking his dog on a leash when he began arguing with a then-75-year-old woman who also was walking her dog. A fight between the two ensued, with Pinellas County Sheriff's Office deputies finding Qosaj on top of the woman, choking her with the leash, upon their arrival.
Deputies said he spat on emergency personnel while in transit to the hospital.
The injured woman was taken to an area hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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