Columbus man sentenced to nine years in prison

A prison sentence of nearly nine years was handed down to a Columbus man Tuesday in Cherokee County District Court.

Steven D. Tyner, 50, received his 107 month sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated battery and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.

Tyner’s sentence comes after pleading guilty in two different criminal cases in Cherokee County.

In December 2022, Cherokee County Sherif…