NewsAugust 13, 2008
Missouri man pleads guilty in bat attack
UNION, Mo. (AP) -- A 50-year-old eastern Missouri man admits to attacking a teenager with a baseball bat. Fredrick Long of Union entered the guilty plea Tuesday just as he was about to go to trial for the 2004 incident. He was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and tampering with a vehicle. Sentencing is in October...
UNION, Mo. (AP) -- A 50-year-old eastern Missouri man admits to attacking a teenager with a baseball bat.
Fredrick Long of Union entered the guilty plea Tuesday just as he was about to go to trial for the 2004 incident. He was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and tampering with a vehicle. Sentencing is in October.
The crime happened after a high school football game. Investigators say Long attacked an 18-year-old with an aluminum baseball bat, then used the bat on the victim's pickup truck.
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Authorities say a prior argument at the game involving Long's son led to the attack.
The teenager who was attacked was seriously injured but survived.
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Information from: KSDK-TV, http://www.ksdk.com
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