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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsCop Tases Girlfriend, No Jail Time
By Ed Brayton
Or so it would appear, unless the judge refuses to accept a ridiculous plea deal.
A former Texas police officer who used a taser on his girlfriend during a fight is expected to get a plea deal that would keep him out of prison, KXXV reported Thursday. Oly Ivy was charged with aggravated assault after he shocked his live-in girlfriend, Amanda Juaraz, twice in the stomach and once in the face. If the judge accepts the plea deal, Ivy will received one year of probation and anger management classes.Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...
Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 20, 2009 (boomark / email).
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