Seven months after Timothy Yonts, 43, was convicted of assaulting another man with brass knuckles, a judge has denied his motion for shock probation.
Earlier this month, the Springfield resident’s lawyer, Jennifer P. Lo, applied for him to be granted shock probation — an early release from prison after a defendant has demonstrated that time in prison has changed their ways. The remainder of their prison sentence would be serve through probation, rather than incarceration.