Houston Teen Convicted in Racial Attack

[Judi Lynn]

Houston Teen Convicted in Racial Attack

Friday November 17, 2006 11:46 AM

By JUAN A. LOZANO
Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON (AP) - A jury that convicted a white teenager in a savage attack in which he yelled racial slurs as he sodomized a Hispanic boy with a plastic pipe will now determine his punishment.

Jurors deliberated for four hours Thursday before finding David Henry Tuck, 18, guilty of aggravated sexual assault in the attack during an April party in a Houston suburb.

The jury was to begin hearing testimony Friday in the sentencing phase of the trial.

The 17-year-old victim's family hopes Tuck will receive the maximum sentence of life in prison. He could be sentenced to as few as five years.

``If he gets a slap on the wrist, you will see an upset family,'' said Carlos Leon, the family's attorney.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6221454,00.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Teen's fate hinges on a violent past

Nov. 17, 2006, 12:24AM
Teen's fate hinges on a violent past
Jury finds pipe attacker guilty; his record may mean minimum 15-year sentence

By BRIAN ROGERS
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

David Tuck's past may haunt him today as he faces the possibility of life in prison for a near-fatal attack in which he beat, stomped and cut another teenager before kicking a plastic pipe into the youth's rectum.

On Thursday, a Harris County jury convicted Tuck of aggravated sexual assault for the April incident, in which a witness said he shouted "white power!" while assaulting the Hispanic youth.

As Tuck, 18, stood with a stoic expression, the 17-year-old victim smiled upon hearing the verdict and hugged his civil attorney. The teenager, who spent more than three months in intensive care, told jurors Wednesday that he does not remember the attack but faces more surgeries to repair his massive internal injuries.

The crime carries a sentencing range that includes probation, five to 99 years or life in prison. However, prosecutors plan to introduce evidence of prior convictions, which will change the sentence to a minimum of 15 years in prison, Assistant District Attorney Mike Trent said earlier this week.
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The victim, a Spring resident who is in his senior year at Klein Collins High School, testified that he has undergone dozens of surgeries and has many more to go. Jurors viewed graphic photos showing his injuries and heard testimony that the 1 1/2 -inch-diameter pipe perforated his bowel, burst his bladder and caused other injuries.

Tuck and Turner also were accused of pouring bleach on the victim, including on his face.
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http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4341796.html

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DU'ers may remember that this guy and his friend also slashed the young man and poured bleach into these areas as well.

One would only hope he was unconcious when they were doing their best work.

[NOLADEM]

2. This guy is about to learn what it is to be a minority.

I would assume that the Hispanic and Black populations in his assigned prison can't wait to make him feel right at home.

This guy is about to learn some REALLY tough lessons.