Va. Beach man convicted in tack attack against bicyclists
12-12-11, 09:13 PM
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Va. Beach man convicted in tack attack against bicyclists
https://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/va-b...nst-bicyclists
By Kristin Davis
The Virginian-Pilot
© December 12, 2011
VIRGINIA BEACH
A 49-year-old man who scattered thumbtacks on Pungo roads that left dozens of bicyclists with flat tires was convicted of 25 counts of misdemeanor destruction of property, according to online General District Court records.
An additional 18 misdemeanor destruction charges against Warren Dean Davis Jr. were withdrawn, the records show.
Davis was sentenced to 16 days in jail, to be served on weekends beginning in January, said his attorney, Gregory Turpin. Davis also must complete 80 hours of community service, enroll in an anger management program and pay restitution to each of the 43 victims in the case.
During the weekends of June 4 and June 11, bicyclists got flat tires or crashed when they rode over the tacks strewn on roads where large groups of cyclists travel, police said at the time.
Turpin said his client was frustrated by the bicycles at the time of the incidents, but that Davis "immediately realized what he had done was inappropriate and foolish. He was embarrassed by the whole situation and wanted to try to make it right."
By Kristin Davis
The Virginian-Pilot
© December 12, 2011
VIRGINIA BEACH
A 49-year-old man who scattered thumbtacks on Pungo roads that left dozens of bicyclists with flat tires was convicted of 25 counts of misdemeanor destruction of property, according to online General District Court records.
An additional 18 misdemeanor destruction charges against Warren Dean Davis Jr. were withdrawn, the records show.
Davis was sentenced to 16 days in jail, to be served on weekends beginning in January, said his attorney, Gregory Turpin. Davis also must complete 80 hours of community service, enroll in an anger management program and pay restitution to each of the 43 victims in the case.
During the weekends of June 4 and June 11, bicyclists got flat tires or crashed when they rode over the tacks strewn on roads where large groups of cyclists travel, police said at the time.
Turpin said his client was frustrated by the bicycles at the time of the incidents, but that Davis "immediately realized what he had done was inappropriate and foolish. He was embarrassed by the whole situation and wanted to try to make it right."
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Not enough time IMO.
I lol'd this line:
Uh huh, yet, somehow didn't seem to remove ANY of the tacks he'd tossed on the roads, or apologized to ANY riders he might've hurt. I just cant laugh hard enough, that an actually attorney said something like this w/a straight face. What a couple of POS
I lol'd this line:
Turpin said his client was frustrated by the bicycles at the time of the incidents, but that Davis "immediately realized what he had done was inappropriate and foolish. He was embarrassed by the whole situation and wanted to try to make it right."
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The judge should teach him empathy. He should have been sentenced to a year of car-free living without kevlar-belted tires.
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Not enough time IMO.
I lol'd this line:
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Uh huh, yet, somehow didn't seem to remove ANY of the tacks he'd tossed on the roads, or apologized to ANY riders he might've hurt. I just cant laugh hard enough, that an actual attorney said something like this w/a straight face. What a couple of POS
I lol'd this line:
Uh huh, yet, somehow didn't seem to remove ANY of the tacks he'd tossed on the roads, or apologized to ANY riders he might've hurt. I just cant laugh hard enough, that an actual attorney said something like this w/a straight face. What a couple of POS
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https://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/va-b...nst-bicyclists
By Kristin Davis
The Virginian-Pilot
© December 12, 2011
VIRGINIA BEACH
A 49-year-old man who scattered thumbtacks on Pungo roads that left dozens of bicyclists with flat tires was convicted of 25 counts of misdemeanor destruction of property, according to online General District Court records.
An additional 18 misdemeanor destruction charges against Warren Dean Davis Jr. were withdrawn, the records show.
Davis was sentenced to 16 days in jail, to be served on weekends beginning in January, said his attorney, Gregory Turpin. Davis also must complete 80 hours of community service, enroll in an anger management program and pay restitution to each of the 43 victims in the case.
During the weekends of June 4 and June 11, bicyclists got flat tires or crashed when they rode over the tacks strewn on roads where large groups of cyclists travel, police said at the time.
Turpin said his client was frustrated by the bicycles at the time of the incidents, but that Davis "immediately realized what he had done was inappropriate and foolish. He was embarrassed by the whole situation and wanted to try to make it right."
By Kristin Davis
The Virginian-Pilot
© December 12, 2011
VIRGINIA BEACH
A 49-year-old man who scattered thumbtacks on Pungo roads that left dozens of bicyclists with flat tires was convicted of 25 counts of misdemeanor destruction of property, according to online General District Court records.
An additional 18 misdemeanor destruction charges against Warren Dean Davis Jr. were withdrawn, the records show.
Davis was sentenced to 16 days in jail, to be served on weekends beginning in January, said his attorney, Gregory Turpin. Davis also must complete 80 hours of community service, enroll in an anger management program and pay restitution to each of the 43 victims in the case.
During the weekends of June 4 and June 11, bicyclists got flat tires or crashed when they rode over the tacks strewn on roads where large groups of cyclists travel, police said at the time.
Turpin said his client was frustrated by the bicycles at the time of the incidents, but that Davis "immediately realized what he had done was inappropriate and foolish. He was embarrassed by the whole situation and wanted to try to make it right."
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Make Davis ride a bike!
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Good!!!!! At least in this case cyclist got of modicum of justice. We need to take our wins anywhere we can get them.
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Dang! A conviction ... with time in jail.
I didn't think that happened anymore.
Let's hear it for the judge and jury in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Ride Pungo!
I didn't think that happened anymore.
Let's hear it for the judge and jury in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Ride Pungo!
12-13-11, 11:16 AM
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