Shreveport Man Gets 23 Years in Prison for Gay Bashing
Back in January I posted about a Shreveport, Louisiana man who was beaten with a pool cue in an anti-gay assault at the Sandbar nightclub. The victim, John Skaggs, suffered a broken jaw and eye socket and had to undergo extensive reconstructive surgery.
His attacker, William David Payne II, was sentenced to 23 years in prison this week:
Caddo District Court Judge Ramona Emanuel ordered Payne to serve 18 years for aggravated battery and the maximum of five years for a hate crime. She ordered the sentences to be served consecutively.
Payne had entered a guilty plea last week to charges he attacked John Skaggs with a pool cue and was in court for a multiple offender hearing. Payne admitted to the multiple offender charge, a release from the court said.
He's going to have to learn to appreciate some of the aspects of homosexuality over the next two decades.
Posted by: JWL | Oct 27, 2011 1:56:12 PM
No: he'll learn about man on man sex, probably unwilling submission. That's not quite the same as what his victim understands "homosexuality" to be. And he looks likes like somebody who has the physical means to force himself on others. Nonetheless, it's encouraging to see a just sentence for a horrible crime.
Posted by: gregory brown | Oct 27, 2011 6:13:23 PM
Jail will keep this thuggish throwback from bashing another innocent victim.
Posted by: wimsy | Oct 29, 2011 12:23:56 PM