Good news--- the clown who hit me just plead guilty!

[Cuban_Liberal]

I don't know if you remember, but last spring I was called to break up a bar fight and this guy blindsided me with a heavy glass beer mug to the face, leaving me with a fractured orbit and a laceration to the eyebrow that needed 11 stitches to close. He was charged with several offenses, the most serious being aggravated battery on a police officer--- a very serious felony in Illinois, with mandatory prison time.

His attorney has been attempting to negotiate a plea with the States' Attorney's office, without success; hoping that a new SA would agree to reduce the charge, the attorney has managed to successfully delay a trial by various legal maneuvers until the newly-elected SA took office last month. At his 'status hearing' this afternoon, the new SA told this man's attorney in no uncertain terms that his options were two: a.) go to trial and risk a conviction or b.) enter an open plea of guilty, and the SA would not ask for an extended prison sentence, even though he was eligible for one because of previous felony convictions.

He chose 'b.)', and his sentencing is scheduled for next month, and he was taken into custody immediately, pending sentencing.

Good!

:grr:

[ET Awful]

1. Yay!

Are you the police officer? If so, I did not know that :)

[Cuban_Liberal]

2. I was, at the time.

I was a deputy sheriff, although I'm now on a leave of absence to attend law school.

:)

[ET Awful]

5. Cool, I did not know that :)

Are you planning on doing prosecutor work when you finish law school, or doing another area of law entirely?

[Cuban_Liberal]

6. I'm leaning towards solo practice, at the moment.

I could see myself as either an assisant SA or AG, or a public defender for a few years, just to get some experience under my belt first.

:)

[ET Awful]

7. Nice.

I did paralegal work for several years before I switched to IT stuff. :)

[redqueen]

3. Thank goodness you had a good incoming SA!

It took a while, but it seems justice is being done in your case... Huzzah!

[Cuban_Liberal]

4. She's tough as nails!

She's also a good Democrat and we're exceedingly proud of her.

:D

[AngryAmish]

13. Kane Cty?

[Cuban_Liberal]

16. No, more downstate.

:)

[proud patriot]

8. Glad to hear it

Hope you healed up okay

[Cuban_Liberal]

9. I'm fine now.

No scar, no loss of vision, etc. .

:)

[buddhamama]

10. Indeed-

that is good news. Justice has been served- don't ya love it when that happens?!

:hi: C_L :hug:

[Cuban_Liberal]

11. I surely do!

:D

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. What kind of IDJAT knowingly hits a police officer? (nt)

[Cuban_Liberal]

15. A total fool, in most cases.

I've known of one instance where an officer was hit semi-by-accident, but that's it. In Ilinois, if you hit a cop, you WILL go to jail/prison, 99% of the time.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

20. Were you in uniform? (nt)

[Cuban_Liberal]

22. Yes, I was. n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

26. What a MORAN! (nt)

[Cuban_Liberal]

27. Instant ass**** -- just add alcohol and stir. n/t

[HEAVYHEART]

14. Great!

I hope all goes well and I hope you didn't get hurt too bad. The bastard!

[Cuban_Liberal]

17. Complete recovery.

Thanks.:)

[HEAVYHEART]

18. That's good

Glad you're ok.. :hug:

[Cuban_Liberal]

19. Thanks again.

:hug:

[HEAVYHEART]

21. I have something to say..

I have a confession to make. I saw your photo in the gallery, someone posted a link here last week or so or maybe just a few days ago. I think the gallery is defunct now, I'm not really sure. Anyway, I think you're hot. I just wanted to tell you that. Ok I'm leaving now!!!! hehehee.. (No I'm not in high school.. hehe)

[Cuban_Liberal]

23. *blush*

Thanks!

:)

[tigereye]

24. glad it worked out Tony

[Cuban_Liberal]

25. Thank you.

I'm pretty easy-going about a lot of things, but attacks on LE officers, firemen and paramedics, etc., are a BIG no-no in my book.

[tigereye]

37. the lack of respect for the police bothers me

particularly when most try to avoid violence. My husband calls the police "social workers with guns."

[Cuban_Liberal]

38. A good description.

I think of us as 'societal paramedics', because we're almost always the first folks called to deal with something truly awful.

[tigereye]

40. well, having been a sheriff should give you a good

perspective on the law. It never hurts to have a practical perspective on how the law is carried out.

[JohnLocke]

28. Was the guy drunk? (nt)

[Cuban_Liberal]

30. *Quite* drunk.

x(

[JohnLocke]

33. Well, at least he got convicted. Hope you healed OK.

:)

[Cuban_Liberal]

35. I healed up 100%

Not even an interesting, conversation-piece scar...

:)

[JohnLocke]

36. Ah, excellent.

:yourock:

[Donkeyboy75]

29. What was a clown doing in a bar?

[Cuban_Liberal]

31. Getting drunk.

:spank: ;)

[Donkeyboy75]

32. I hate

drunk clowns. :grr:

[jonnyblitz]

34. glad to hear this!! I remember....

thats all! :thumbsup: :hi:

[mtnsnake]

39. That's good news! It's always nice to hear good endings

and I'm glad your injuries healed. My wife once got blindsided in the cheekbone, but with a hockey puck. It took 19 stitches to close her wound and, after a year you could barely see a mark on her face. I watched the guy sew her up in the emergency room; he was so meticulous. I think he performed a miracle the way there's hardly any scar to be seen on her. With us guys it's different; we wear our scars proudly, eh.

[LanternWaste]

41. In your face!

I realize that hise impending incarceration won't heal your eye, and there's a part of me that hates to say this, but...

"In your face, you drunken, half-educated, illiterate, knucle-draggin' freeper!"

My guilty, visceral outburst for the day. Thank you.

(Yes, I have no idea if he's a freeper or not, but the M.O. just seems to fit...)