COLUMBUS —
A 45-year-old man who tried to abduct two women at knifepoint near the Ohio State University Medical Center was sentenced today to 24 years in prison.
Philip D. Hall pleaded guilty in December to one count of kidnapping and one count of aggravated robbery, admitting that the crimes were sexually motivated and that he is a repeat violent offender.
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Guy Reece imposed the maximum sentence of 10 years for each count and added four years for the repeat-violent-offender tag.
“Your conduct in this case was outrageous,” the judge told him. “When conduct is outrageous, the punishment should meet that standard also.”
After his release from prison, he will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
On Aug. 3, Hall approached a 20-year-old Ohio State student on Medical Center Drive, placed a knife to her side and said, “You’re coming with me.” He began walking her west and told her he was going to rape her. She broke free and screamed to nearby construction workers for help.
Several minutes later, Hall walked up to a 46-year-old woman who was getting into her parked car near a construction site on Cannon Drive, flashed a pocketknife and told her, “You’re going to let me in your car.” She ran away and attracted the attention of bystanders.
Hall was arrested that evening when police found him swimming in the Olentangy River near King Avenue.
He had been released from prison about two months before the attacks and was on parole for a 2009 burglary conviction.
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