CLEARFIELD – A former DuBois man accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home, assaulting her and then later telling her it was just a dream, was sentenced to state prison Tuesday during sentencing court.
Khalid Brockman Jr., 20, whose address is now listed as Sharon, pleaded guilty to felony criminal trespass, along with misdemeanor terroristic threats, simple assault and criminal mischief for his actions at a home in Sandy Township on Feb. 17. He was sentenced by Judge Paul E. Cherry to serve one to five years in state prison.
For a felony intimidation charge in the second case, he was given a concurrent term of six months to two years in state prison.
Prior to sentencing, Brockman told Cherry that he was not a violent person and claimed he was on drugs when he was taken to jail.
He admitted he hasn’t made good decisions but said it was a “bad part of my life” and that he never had a drug problem before this.
“You are not violent?” Cherry asked, reminding Brockman that he had previous terroristic threats cases, and an aggravated assault on a person less than six-years-old charges. This is in addition to having three protection from abuse order violations.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, the victim told police that Brockman came to her apartment unannounced at 3 p.m. At that time, she had a PFA order against him.
Once inside, he followed her upstairs, confronted her about talking to another guy and attempted to damage some of his belongings that he had left in the residence. He got aggressive, she said, grabbing her by the wrist and pulling her onto the floor.
He clenched his phone in his hand, punched her forehead and told her if she didn’t stop screaming, he would kill her. Next, he took her phone and threw it onto the floor, damaging it. Eventually he left, saying if she called police, he would kill her.
After this, she locked the doors and tried to barricade a window that would not lock. He returned to the apartment with two other men she did not know.
When she wouldn’t let him in, he used a credit card to open the door. She tried to keep the door shut, but he got inside. At this point, the other men left.
He warned her again about calling police. When she got the opportunity, she was able to leave and take her young daughter to a neighbor’s home.
Brockman followed her until he saw her going into the neighbor’s house.
At approximately, 11:44 p.m. that same day, police came in contact with a man who knew Brockman. This individual claimed he was with Brockman all day and the victim was lying. This man said Brockman was staying with him at a Hanes Drive apartment.
Police went to that residence and when they tried to take Brockman into custody, he ran away. By following footprints in the snow, they were able to locate him at the victim’s home, hiding under a comforter in a bedroom.
She was not home at the time.
The affidavit in the intimidation case, details how Brockman continually called the victim from the county jail. She told investigators he called her 20 times while she was at the DuBois Walmart on Feb. 20.
He told her not to go the court hearing and to drop all the charges. The next day, he called four times and when she answered, he again said she should not show up for the hearing and drop the charges, or she would “pay for putting him away.” He also kept “manipulating her into thinking that it was all a dream.”