On March 8, Edward Anthony Rahaim of Hattiesburg was sentenced by Forrest County Circuit Court Judge Robert Helfrich to 20 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) with 12 of those years to serve and the remaining 8 years suspended for one count of aggravated assault domestic violence.
Rahaim was also sentenced to 6 months for simple assault domestic violence, to run concurrent to this sentence.
The Hattiesburg Police Department said they wanted to thank the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office for their assistance and prosecution of the case.Â
