Post by pavel on May 5, 2016 22:54:14 GMT -6
A man who threw scalding hot water on his girlfriend’s son and another man while they were sleeping was denied bond, officials said Thursday.
Martin Blackwell, 48, was charged with multiple counts of aggravated battery and aggravated assault, according to a press release from the Fulton County District’s Attorney’s Office.
Police accuse Blackwell of taking a boiling hot water and throwing it at Anthony Gooden and Marquez Tolbert. Gooden is the son of Blackwell’s girlfriend.
Blackwell threw the water, telling police he was disgusted by the men’s relationship, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported. The FBI opened a hate-crime investigation into the case.
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/bond-denied-for-man-accused-of-throwing-hot-water-/nrHyp/
Martin Blackwell, 48, was charged with multiple counts of aggravated battery and aggravated assault, according to a press release from the Fulton County District’s Attorney’s Office.
Police accuse Blackwell of taking a boiling hot water and throwing it at Anthony Gooden and Marquez Tolbert. Gooden is the son of Blackwell’s girlfriend.
Blackwell threw the water, telling police he was disgusted by the men’s relationship, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported. The FBI opened a hate-crime investigation into the case.
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/bond-denied-for-man-accused-of-throwing-hot-water-/nrHyp/