- He cracked another man’s jaw and dislodged teeth in a pub fight.
- The maximum penalty would be ten years in prison with hard labor.
- Jurors convicted him on the lesser offense.
A jury in Louisiana found a 23-year-old guy guilty of tossing a half-empty beer bottle at another man in a pub, cracking the other man’s jaw and dislodging teeth.
According to a news release from the Caddo Parish District attorney’s Office, a six-person jury deliberated for 30 minutes Wednesday before finding Caleb Heath Scheen, of Shreveport, guilty of aggravated violence.
Scheen said he was protecting himself when he hurled the bottle on April 3, 2021, according to the statement.
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District Judge Donald Hathaway Jr. set the sentencing date for August 5. The maximum penalty would be ten years in prison with hard labor.
However, he was charged with aggravated second-degree battery, which is defined as willfully causing significant damage with a hazardous weapon. This entails a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, but jurors convicted him on the lesser offense.
Charles Kammer, the defense attorney, did not immediately respond to an email asking comment.
