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July 12, 2008 / 3:47 PM

Man jailed for attacking former senator

CHI98110309 - 4 NOVEMBER 1998 - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA: Outgoing U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun, D-IL, speaks to supporters in Chicago, November 3, hours before she conceded defeat to Republican candidate Peter Fitzgerald. Braun was the first African-American elected to the Senate but was plagued with quesions of poor ethics in recent years. iw/Kathleen Economou UPI.

CHI98110309 - 4 NOVEMBER 1998 - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA: Outgoing U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun, D-IL, speaks to supporters in Chicago, November 3, hours before she conceded defeat to Republican candidate Peter Fitzgerald. Braun was the first African-American elected to the Senate but was plagued with quesions of poor ethics in recent years. iw/Kathleen Economou UPI. | License Photo

CHICAGO, July 12 (UPI) -- An Illinois judge sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for assaulting former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun while attempting to rob her, officials said.

Cook County Criminal Court Judge Michael Toomin sentenced Joseph Dixon, 39, to 20 years behind bars Friday for the attempted armed robbery of Braun and an additional five years for aggravated battery, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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State's attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton said Dixon is to serve the sentences at the same time.

The Illinois Democrat said in court last month she recognized Dixon as the person who assaulted her April 27, 2007, outside her Chicago home, the newspaper said.

She said Dixon threatened her with a knife and tried to take her purse.

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