Assault With a Deadly Weapon Charge Cleared

Plead Guilty, Came Out Easy
By Abby Wood

For Mr. Eugene Davis, a stolen good was something not to be forgiven.

On December 23rd, 2007, after spending an intimate evening with his partner – Mr. Goss, and falling asleep on the couch, Mr. Davis did not anticipate Mr. Goss’s intention of stealing his jewelry.

Upon awakening, Mr. Davis found that some of his jewelry was missing, and decided to take matters in his own hands.

While following Mr. Goss to his house, Davis admitted picking up a hammer at a nearby construction site, and then knocking Goss from the chin up after discovering the jewelry.
Today, Mr. Davis pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon, and was represented by attorney Mr. Jack Greene.

“My guy was mad, he discovered his jewelry was stolen, and only figured one person could have done it,” said Greene.

Prior to the incident, Davis and Goss were reported in the police report to have been drinking and smoking crack while at Davis’s house.

Later on they also had sex, according to assistant defense attorney Don Carter.

After Davis had fallen asleep on the couch in front of the TV, Goss decided to leave and take the fine jewelry he had seen in Davis’s bedroom.

According to Greene, Mr. Davis’s medical diagnosis showed that he suffers from hypertension in diabetes, which increases the risk of a stroke, coronary artery disease, and other related complications with blood pressure, according to a site.

“He takes medication, he is retired from the army, and he just can’t get around why he picked up the hammer,” said Greene in Davis’s defense.

As determined by Judge L. Todd Burk, Davis will serve under probation, which requires him to report to his probation officer as instructed, to be screened for drug tests, and to pay $4,500.00.

“He was upset, admits he was wrong, and pleaded guilty,” said Greene.


Sources:

Jack Greene
336-883-6177

Don Carter
336-885-2247

External link:
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/diacare;27/suppl_1/s65