The Wise County Virginia Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Has Used A Two Way Electronic System To Conduct A First Online Plea And Sentencing Hearing. 38 Year Old Antwain Hale Was Convicted Of Strangulation, Assault And Battery, Obstruction Of Justice And Drug Charges. A Judge Ordered Him To Serve Two Years And Two Months In Prison, Followed By Five Years Of Supervised Probation. Hale Was In The Town Of St. Paul In August 2019 When He Abruptly Lunged At A Female, Put His Hands Around Her Throat And Chocked Her. Hale Is Awaiting Transfer To The Virginia Department Of Corrections.