text: Columbus man sentenced after attacking man with meat cleaver
  Man gets 10-15 years in prison for meat cleaver attack
  A man was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison after attacking another man with a meat cleaver earlier this year.
  Man gets 10-15 years in prison for meat cleaver attack A man was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison after attacking another man with a meat cleaver earlier this year. Check out this story on thenews-messenger.com: https://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/2019/10/03/columbus-ohio-man-meat-cleaver-sentenced-danbury-township/3849944002/
  Jon Stinchcomb, Port Clinton News Herald Published 12:23 p.m. ET Oct. 3, 2019
  Prosecutor: Joshua Polley shows a 'callous disregard for human life'
  Joshua Polley, 30, of Columbus, was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison after attacking another man with a meat cleaver earlier this year in Danbury Township. (Photo: Jon Stinchcomb/News Herald)
  PORT CLINTON - A man convicted of attempted murder was sentenced Wednesday to at least 10 years in prison after attacking another man with a meat cleaver earlier this year in Danbury Township.
  Joshua Polley, 30, of Columbus, was convicted on two counts of attempted murder, a first-degree felony, two counts of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and one count of misdemeanor assault following a two-day trial last week.
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  According to Danbury Township Police, Polley struck a man with a six-inch meat cleaver in the early morning hours between May 3 and 4, leaving the victim with a fractured skull as the blade nearly reached the brain.
  During the incident, Polley also assaulted a woman with his fists, police said.
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  Ottawa County Prosecutor James VanEerten described Polley's actions that night and continually since then as showing a "callous disregard for human life."
  "The facts of this case are simply about Mr. Polley having zero control over himself, over his emotions," VanEerten said. "He has an explosive temper and anger."
  VanEerten said both on the evening of the incident and throughout the subsequent court proceedings that Polley has attempted to manipulate the witnesses, the facts and the court.
  "He's made threats against the victims. He's made threats against jail staff and corrections officers," VanEerten said.
  Among those threats, according to VanEerten, Polley was quoted as saying, "I was nice while I was in here, but now you will see the real me," after he was convicted last week and returned to the Ottawa County Detention Facility, where he has been held since the incident in early May.
  VanEerten said Polley is "thumbing his nose at this entire process."
  "Again, it's just further evidence that he has zero remorse for his actions," VanEerten said.
  Joshua Polley (Photo: Ottawa County Jail)
  Polley's assigned defense attorney, Howard Whitcomb, said Polley has maintained his innocence throughout the court proceedings.
  On Polley's behalf, Whitcomb advocated for the sentencing to include some kind of mental health treatment.
  "He needs psychiatric help and treatment for these mental health issues that I believe have been plaguing him," Whitcomb said.
  When given the chance to address the court prior to his sentencing, Polley made just a brief statement apologizing.
  "I'm sorry for everything," Polley said.
  Ottawa County Common Pleas Court Judge Bruce Winters sentenced Polley to a prison term of from 10 to 15 years, meaning Polley will not be eligible for release for at least a decade.
  "It is a matter of protecting the public from future crime," Winters told Polley at his sentencing hearing on Wednesday. "It appears that your anger issues are even worse or perhaps less controlled when you're under the influence of drugs or alcohol."
  VanEerten said the victim attacked with the meat cleaver eventually made a complete recovery after having been taken to medical specialists in Cleveland via life flight helicopter on the night of the incident.
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