- {Madison, West Virginia}...Wednesday, Boone County Circuit Judge William Thompson sentenced Howard Dotson to between 719 and 1495 years, to be served consecutively, after a jury convicted him in January on 89 counts of sexually abusing and raping four girls under the age of 11. Dotson was captured in Colorado after more than a decade on the run. Dotson will get credit for the two years he's already served, making him eligible for parole in 2729. He's facing charges in Colorado for allegedly sexually abusing his biological daughter.