Hollister Man Sentenced To Twenty Five Years For Stabbing Girlfriend Multiple Times:



Donald Shane Sperling (mug shot TCSO)

A man from Hollister is headed to prison for twenty-five years for stabbing his live-in girlfriend in June of 2009.
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On June 25, 2009, Donald Shane Sperling and his girlfriend, (T. M.) were in a heated argument on the front lawn of a residence on Iowa Colony Road in Hollister when Sperling stabbed the woman nine times.
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According to court documents, after the woman was stabbed she stumbled inside and told her son, "I'm going to die, he stabbed me." The victim's son met the ambulance at McDonald's in Hollister because they lived in a remote area, and his mother's wounds were life threatening.
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T.M. was transported to Skaggs hospital then transferred to a Springfield hospital with critical injuries.

The day after the assault, Sperling walked in to the Ava police department and told them he was wanter in Hollister for stabbing his girlfriend.
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Sperling, who was has two other felony convictions was also sentenced to twenty-five years (concurrently) for armed criminal action, and will have to serve at least 85% of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.
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Taney County Prosecutor Jeff Merrell said, "The twenty-five year sentence definitely fit this crime.”

Taney County Man Convicted Of Stabbing Girlfriend Last Summer:

Donald Shane Sperling (mug shot TCSO)

After two days of testimony and fifteen minutes of deliberation, a jury in Taney County has convicted a man who repeatedly stabbed his girlfriend last summer in Hollister.

Forty-one-year-old Donald Shane Sperling, Forsyth, will be sentenced in November for first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

On June 25, 2009, Sperling and his girlfriend, (T. M.) were in a verbal dispute on the front lawn of a residence on Iowa Colony Road in Hollister when the verbal fight allegedly became physical and Sperling stabbed the woman multiple times.

According to court documents, after the victim (T. M.) was stabbed she stumbled inside and told her son, "I'm going to die, he stabbed me." The victim's son met the ambulance at a central location because they lived in a remote area, and his mother's wounds were life threatening.

T.M. was transported to Skaggs hospital then transferred to a Springfield hospital with critical injuries.

The day after the assault, Sperling walked in to the Ava police department and told them he was wanted in Hollister for stabbing his girlfriend multiple times the night before.

Sperling is scheduled to be sentenced November 4th.

Trial Underway For Man Accused Of Stabbing Girlfriend Multiple Times Last Summer:

Donald Sperling (mug shot TCSO)

A jury in Taney County is hearing testimony in the case of a man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend multiple times last summer in Hollister.

Donald Shane Sperling, 40, of Forsyth, is charged with armed criminal action and first degree domestic assault with serious physical injury.

Prosecutors allege that on June 25, 2009, Sperling and his girlfriend were in a verbal dispute on the front lawn of a residence on Iowa Colony Road in Hollister when the verbal fight allegedly became physical and Sperling stabbed the woman multiple times.

According to court documents, after the victim (T. M.) was stabbed she made her way back inside and told her son, "I'm going to die, he stabbed me."Because the victim and her son lived in a rural area and because the wounds appeared to be life threatening he met the ambulance that was en-route at a central location.

T.M. was transported to Skaggs hospital then transferred to a Springfield hospital with critical injuries.

The next day Sperling walked in to the Ava police department and told them he was wanted in Hollister for stabbing his girlfriend multiple times the night before.