Posted on 10/14/2004 8:37:22 AM PDT by flutters
DELAWARE, Ohio — The man accused of attacking a U.S. soldier at a concert last month was indicted yesterday on a charge of felonious assault in Delaware County Common Pleas Court.
A grand jury found that Brent N. Cornwell, 28, of Blacklick, "did knowingly cause serious physical harm" to Army Pfc. Foster Barton on Sept. 17, according to the indictment.
Last week, Delaware Municipal Court Judge David Sunderman dismissed an assault charge after Cornwell’s arrest Sept. 28 so it could be refiled in Common Pleas Court, where felony cases are heard. The case will now be heard by Judge W. Duncan Whitney. An arraignment date has not yet been set.
Barton, 19, of Grove City, was knocked unconscious while walking to his car after a Toby Keith concert at Germain Amphitheater. He suffered a broken nose and is recovering from surgery to repair crushed cartilage.
The attack happened while Barton, a member of the Army’s 1 st Calvary Division, was home on a two-week leave from Iraq. He was recovering from a leg wound caused by a bomb.
Barton has said he was attacked in the parking lot after the concert. He wore an Operation Iraqi Freedom Tshirt, and said he heard his attacker say something derogatory about soldiers before he was struck.
Cornwell’s attorney, William Meeks of Columbus, did not return a phone message left yesterday at his office.
If convicted of the crime, Cornwell’s punishment ranges from two to eight years in prison, said Delaware County Prosecutor Dave Yost.
"Felonious assault is the right charge when you have serious physical harm," Yost said. "In this case, the victim had to undergo surgery to repair his broken nose. He lost consciousness and suffered a concussion."
Yost is handling the case personally. In recent meetings, the soldier told Yost that his "No. 1 desire is to get back to Iraq," where his unit remains stationed.
Barton needs his doctor’s approval before he can return, Yost said.
Kick his butt into jail. Hard, and fast.
and ends up in Prison with a 350lb thug named Bubba for his cellie.
From this: ( . )
To THIS!: ( o )
YES.....fINALLY.
Wonder if Toby would like to give Cornwell a little backstage tour?
Good news to hear that they caught the guy.
And they had better set some very high bail.
For a person who has (1) a propensity to randomly attack people he doesn't even know and (2) a real motive to flee a country he hates, suspension of bail altogether might be best.
blanket party thrown by the guys in Barton's company
Do you have your names mixed up or am I missing something here? Cornwell was the attacker; Barton was the name of the young, 19 year old soldier. Why would Toby want to give Cornwell a backstage tour?
I HOPE THIS MADE NEWS ALL OVER OHIO. Can some of you OH Freepers enlighten us?
I hope they throw the book at this brownshirt!!!
Does anyone know how to contact Court TV and request that this scum bag's trail be televised?
What's the difference between a Rural Texan and an Austin-ite or a Houston-ite? The first has cojones and principles and the second two only have their hands out -- where they can hug trees, take handouts, or preach righteously to the masses . . . then do squat, NADA about any of the problems around us.
Thank God us Rurals far outnumber them -ites.
Think about it.
Maybe they will put GPS on his car to make sure they don't lose his trail.
Lets release this guy on some Army or Marien base somewhere, wearing a sign explaining his sentence...
Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please, just get a ruling that this falls under the UCMJ and turn him over to some Marines.
Pretty please?
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