Warner Robins man gets 10 years in prison for domestic assault

Eugene Fuller pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a firearm charge. His 20-year sentence includes 10 years in prison.

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Warner Robins man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a domestic assault involving a handgun, according to a news release from the Houston County District Attorney’s Office.

31-year-old Eugene Fuller pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to 20 years, with the first 10 to serve in prison.

Prosecutors requested that sentence, while Fuller’s defense asked for no more than five years in prison. Fuller had been scheduled to stand trial this week.

The charges stemmed from a March 6 assault at the Huntington Chase apartment complex, where Fuller lived with his girlfriend.

According to prosecutors, the woman’s sister came to the apartment that night with plans to go out. Fuller became angry and accused his girlfriend of cheating. When her sister intervened on her behalf, Fuller made threats while pulling out a handgun.

The sisters tried to leave in a vehicle, but the apartment complex’s gate was slow to open. Prosecutors said Fuller caught up to them in another car and convinced his girlfriend to get into his vehicle while her sister was on the phone with 911.

The district attorney’s office said the recording captured Fuller demanding that his girlfriend get into his car and claiming the gun was unloaded, while at least one of the women cried and screamed.

Warner Robins Police Sgt. Tyler Delgiorno spotted Fuller’s vehicle when he arrived at the complex and stopped it. After arresting Fuller, Delgiorno found a loaded 9mm handgun on the passenger seat, according to the release.

The handgun had been reported stolen in Warner Robins in 2024. Prosecutors said Fuller had a previous armed robbery conviction that barred him from possessing a firearm.

Both women spoke on Fuller’s behalf at sentencing, according to the district attorney’s office.

District Attorney Eric Edwards said the prosecution relied on the 911 recording, Delgiorno’s observations and the recovered handgun.

“When reliable evidence allows us to prove that an act of domestic violence occurred, we will pursue accountability regardless of whether a victim later asks us not to,” Edwards said.