RINGGOLD — Shane Murray Bowling is heading to prison for 15 years after beating his girlfriend so severely that a sheriff’s deputy had to force his way into the home to stop the attack.

What’s Happening: Bowling, 53, was convicted on all counts — Aggravated Assault, Family Violence Battery, and Discharge of a Firearm Near a Public Street. Judge Melissa Gifford Hise sentenced him to 22 years total, with 15 served in custody, followed by mandatory family violence intervention and substance abuse evaluation.

The attack unfolded on January 17, when Deputy Bryce Walker responded to shots fired at a Ringgold residence. According to investigators, Bowling fired a pistol from his porch, then held the weapon to his girlfriend’s head while threatening to kill her. He knocked her from a chair,

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