Outlaw motorcyclists cleared of attempted-murder charges following a bar fight in suburban West Palm Beach
The Outlaws vanquished the prosecutors today.
Or rather the Outlaws motorcycle club members' attorneys did, with a jury finding three of the tattooed motorcyclists not guilty of battery charges in a barroom fight.
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Source: Outlaw motorcyclists cleared of attempted-murder charges following a bar fight in suburban West Palm Beach
Or rather the Outlaws motorcycle club members' attorneys did, with a jury finding three of the tattooed motorcyclists not guilty of battery charges in a barroom fight.
Quote from the article:
The charges didn't start out as misdemeanors, though. Gregory Umphress, Donald Parker and Steven Christianson faced charges of attempted second-degree murder at the outset of their trial. The charges stemmed from a fight with two strangers outside the Papa Bear's Den bar in suburban West Palm Beach in November 2008 - a fight that started after one of the Outlaws stole some french fries. A fight that was caught almost entirely on video. A fight where 25-year-old Umphress struck a man in the head with a ball-peen hammer, where 37-year-old Christianson stomped or stepped on a man (depending on whose version of events you believe) and 51-year-old Parker hit him. When Prosecutor Tom Lawson deposed the two victims and saw the video, he ratcheted up the charges on the Outlaws from battery and aggravated battery to attempted murder. Lawson's thought was that a hammer to the head can kill, and the men acted in concert, beating a helpless victim. |
Source: Outlaw motorcyclists cleared of attempted-murder charges following a bar fight in suburban West Palm Beach
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