BURLINGTON, IA (AP) -- A Des Moines County jury has convicted a Burlington man accused of beating a woman with a crowbar.
The Hawk Eye newspaper says the jury on Tuesday found 33-year-old James Dixon guilty of first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and attempted third-degree burglary.
He was accused of beating Kimberly Peterson with a crowbar in July 2010. Peterson thwarted Dixon from breaking into a Burlington bar that she was cleaning.
Prosecutors say they'll ask the judge for the maximum sentence, which would be 52 years in prison.
Sentencing is set for Oct. 24.
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