Rep. Sweeney's son indicted

[Nite Owl]

BALLSTON SPA -- U.S. Rep. John E. Sweeney's son and two other young men were indicted by a Saratoga County grand jury Thursday for allegedly attacking and seriously injuring a Stillwater resident during a brawl last summer.

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Sweeney's attorney, E. Stewart Jones of Troy, attacked the indictment, particularly the gang assault charge, as overreaching in an effort to force a guilty plea. A charge of gang assault requires at least three people acting together.

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Convictions on the charges carry sentences of up to 15 years in prison.

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Brady still suffers from his injuries, Kindlon said. "He's much, much better than he was in the early days. He has suffered some injuries that are permanent in nature. It's a very, very serious impact on his life."

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=351360&category=SARATOGA&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=4/15/2005




From what I heard of this story the son smashed his foot into the kid's face repeatedly while his friends held him down. A lot of anger there. Much as he should be punished severely the thought of sending an 18 yr old to prison is not what he needs. Makes you wonder what the family life was like to make him so angry, out of control and arrogant to think he would just get away with this. Congressman Sweeney(R) represents the 20th CD.

[buff2]

1. That's just more of those good 'ole republican "family values"

These are the same people who have ownership in God, country, morality,faith....I can't understand why anyone out here would want to vote for those lying hypocrites. :shrug:

[Lavender Brown]

2. Holy crap

I missed that story. :wow: