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By Beacon Journal staff
POSTED: 10:00 a.m. EDT, Jun 04, 2009
A Conneaut man was arrested earlier this week for attacking a man with a shovel last summer.
Akron police have charged Christopher L. Brown, 23, with felonious assault after a witness identified him as the man who hit the victim in the back of the head with a shovel on Bank Street last July.
The victim suffered a skull fracture and spent three weeks in a coma at Akron City Hospital.
A Conneaut man was arrested earlier this week for attacking a man with a shovel last summer.
Akron police have charged Christopher L. Brown, 23, with felonious assault after a witness identified him as the man who hit the victim in the back of the head with a shovel on Bank Street last July.
The victim suffered a skull fracture and spent three weeks in a coma at Akron City Hospital.
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akron, Oh
Posted 10:27 AM, 06/04/2009
attempted murder 25-life, no parole
Lorain, oh
Posted 10:42 AM, 06/04/2009
good, serves the idiot right..
Canton, oh
Posted 11:58 AM, 06/04/2009
Really? Starrman is right, I'm surprised he wasn't charged with attempted murder for that. Wow.
Akron, Oh
Posted 01:30 PM, 06/04/2009
We should outlaw shovels. Of course when you outlaw shovels only criminals will have shovels.
Akron, OH
Posted 02:23 PM, 06/04/2009
Dug his own grave.
Tallmadge, Oh
Posted 02:28 PM, 06/04/2009
Shovels don't kill people! People kill people.
AKRON - A beautiful place to be shot. . . or attacked with a shovel! It's a cesspool. There should be a mass exodus from the stinkpit!!! I think Detroit might even be better these days.
Akron, Oh
Posted 02:30 PM, 06/04/2009
It would be hard to prove that he intented to kill the victim. He can say that he was simplying trying to knock the victim out....so no, attempted murder will not work. Felonious Assault is the proper charge (using an object as a weapon during an assault)
Posted 03:58 PM, 06/04/2009
since he broke his shovel he was spotted last month at Sheetz with an ax.
Akron, OH
Posted 04:10 PM, 06/04/2009
deidre - that is too funny.
Posted 04:21 PM, 06/04/2009
didn't he also hit Rhianna in the face?
Akron, OH
Posted 05:10 PM, 06/04/2009
Funny how they how they don't mention that the guy he hit was holding a knife on someone else. It's true, all 4 people say he hit the guy. All 4 people also say it was to prevent a stabbing. Why is it, ABJ, that you omit that part of the story?
duluth, ga
Posted 09:11 PM, 06/04/2009
UseCommonSense - I love that quip! Well done!
Posted 09:25 PM, 06/04/2009
Rats, I thought this would be about the old guy who helped fix his street! You know , charged with assault with a shovel.
WE need to get Hand Tools out of the Criminals Hands ! (note-this remark is sarcasm.)
Akron, Oh
Posted 04:53 AM, 06/05/2009
But how about that teen stripper!!
akron, oh
Posted 09:55 AM, 06/05/2009
what a jerk,he deserves everything he gets
Snydertown, OH
Posted 10:34 AM, 06/05/2009
Jim and Commonsense...those are too funny. I too thought about the old guy fixing the streets as I opened this article.
AKRON, ohio
Posted 10:42 AM, 06/05/2009
Maybe he called a spade a spade?
Akron, Oh
Posted 11:20 AM, 06/05/2009
Whatever happened to that nice elderly man who tried to help fix the potholes??
Bigguy1k0
Where did you get that information at? I've searched (almost) everywhere and didn't find anything other than what the police said.
Akron, OH
Posted 09:29 PM, 06/05/2009
And that's all you will find until after the grand jury indictment. I know the people involved. It's all the prosecutors information until it gets in front of a actual jury at trial. Hey ellet2507, mattvj5, and starrman, if someone was holding you at knife point wouldn't you want a bystander to intervene? Even if it meant smacking the guy with a shovel? Think about it.
