This is an excerpt from a larger article that appears in Monday's Butler Eagle. Subscribers can read the full article here.A Butler County judge rejected a man's plea deal Thursday in an assault case after a victim in the case pleaded with the court to reject what she thought was too lenient a deal.Paul Jeppsen, 62, of Salt Lake City appeared in court Thursday to be sentenced after pleading guilty in July to simple assault and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors. But as Jeppsen stood before Common Pleas Judge William Shaffer, the victim in the case, Deborah Anspach, said the plea deal was a surprise to her, and that she wasn't receiving enough restitution to cover medical expenses she incurred from the attack.“I'm angry. I'm upset. I can't forgive him for what he did to me,” the Butler County woman said. “To me, this was not a simple assault. This was aggravated assault.”Assistant District Attorney Mark Lope responded that he met with Anspach many times as the case progressed, and that Jeppsen was pleading guilty to his most serious charge.Shaffer rejected the plea deal, negating Jeppsen's guilty plea. He once again faces simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and harassment.“Come to a mutually agreeable plea or we'll take this to trial,” Shaffer said.

This is an excerpt from a larger article that appears in Monday's Butler Eagle. Subscribers can read the full article here.