Pearl Man Receives Sentence for February Aggravated Domestic Violence Charges

A man from Pearl has received his sentence for aggravated domestic violence charges, for which he pled guilty. The incident in question took place in February of 2024.

According to a press release from Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, the defendant, Matthew Dillon Tate, age 27, pled guilty to his charges and received a sentence of twenty years, with ten years suspended. His time in custody will be with Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Matthew Dillon TatePhoto byMississippi Department of Corrections

When Tate is released from custody, he will serve five years of supervised probation with MDOC. Furthermore, he has been given a no-contact order with the victim of his assault.

The Pearl Police Department responded to a call for a welfare check on February 5th, 2024, at the residence where Tate and the victim both lived. When officers arrived at the residence, they observed that the victim had sustained serious injuries that warranted the treatment of paramedics, followed by transport to a hospital for further care.

Tate was arrested after an investigation for aggravated domestic violence.