My son's name is Josh and he is 25 years old. A year ago last June he was in a bar, and he really wasn't suppose to be drinking anyway, but..a bar fight was being egged on by a local gal who seems to like that sort of thing...well my son got up and left the bar to avoid a fight. 2 guys followed him out and my son was already in his vehicle backing up..they began beating on the pickup, smashing beer bottles on it and trying to pull him out. One was in front of the pickup and somehow slipped or something, got hung up underneath while the pickup was still moving. My son fled the scene, the guy ended up hurt pretty bad with a broken pelvis and road rash. My son was charged with attempted murder, fleeing the scene, 3rd DUI, and a few other charges. Well, after a year of court hearings, he took a plea bargain and got 5 years with 2 suspended and is now serving a 3 year sentence. They say he used the pickup as a weapon, so he is now an armed offender and must serve 85 percent of his sentence. He was sentenced on Aug. 4 and taken that day. I saw a lot of crooked stuff go on..people lying to each other, suspected money was paid to arresting officer and states attny. But guess none of it matters now..it is what it is and we have to deal with it. He also has a 22 month old daughter, so ultimately she will suffer also. All in all this just really sucks..I have never been involved in anything like this before..what a nightmare.
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Grace, my son is also considered a violent offender..they put a weapons charge along with that so he has to serve 85 percent of sentence. Sounds a lot the same as our deal..so sorry you are dealing with all this.
Lisa...I agree with you. with his charges, the sentence could have been so much worse.