A Washington man was sentenced by Judge Valerie Costanzo on four separate cases dating back to 2016. Shaquore Yarbrough was sentenced Wednesday to 6 ½ to 13 years in a state correctional facility after pleading guilty to a variety of charges including strangulation, simple assault, intimidation of witness, possession of firearms prohibited and two counts of possession with intent to deliver controlled substances. On September 2, 2016, Yarbrough was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police and he was found to have 45 stamp bags of heroin. He was taken into custody on an active warrant. On July 18, 2017 Yarbrough admitted to strangling and assaulting his then girlfriend causing injuries to her arms, leg, torso and face. On June 4, 2018 police raided Yarbrough’s residence and found two bundles of heroin and $1,227. Yarbrough fled and during pursuit dropped a Glock 27 with an obliterated serial number. While incarcerated pending trial in these cases, Yarbrough used another inmate’s account to contact the victim from the 2016 incident to attempt to convince her not to testify. All of these cases were investigated by the District Attorney’s Drug Task Force, Washington City Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police.