A 52-year-old man who in July pleaded no contest to charges related to a December 2016 incident in which he threatened to hurt his 86-year-old mother was sentenced to six years, four months in state prison Thursday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
A parolee previously convicted of felony threats against another person when he was taken into custody for threatening to hurt and kill his mother in December, a state prison sentence was mandatory for Mario Valencia, of Foster City, according to prosecutors.
On Dec. 29, Valencia demanded money from his mother, who reportedly knew he would spend the money on drugs and refused to give it to him. Valencia became agitated in response and charged toward his mother, yelling obscenities as he threatened to hurt her, according to prosecutors.
As she was protecting herself from him, Valencia’s mother fell backwards down a two-step staircase, hitting her head on the hardwood floor. She was hospitalized with a traumatic hematoma and contusion on her elbow, according to prosecutors.
When he appeared in court Thursday, Valencia reportedly requested that he not be transported to prison immediately so his mother, who was also present, could visit him in jail a few more times. He will receive 477 days credit for time served and is set to be transported to prison Sept. 30, according to prosecutors.
Though prosecutors requested he receive nine years in state prison, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said he was glad laws concerning prior felony convictions took probation off the table for Valencia. His defense attorney could not be immediately reached for comment.
“He’s got a prior conviction for a serious felony and then he causes this harm … he doesn’t deserve any leniency,” said Wagstaffe.
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