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Assault jury convicts Somers man of lesser charge

Jesse Davis | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 2 months AGO
by Jesse Davis
| April 29, 2014 5:28 PM

A Somers man has been convicted of misdemeanor assault for participating in the beating of a man at the Ferndale Market last year.

Following a trial that began Monday, a jury found Gaige Mower, 21, guilty of the misdemeanor but not guilty of a felony charge of criminal endangerment. He originally was charged with felony aggravated assault.

Mower, along with Andrew Nelson, assaulted Antonio Valencia at the market on July 4, 2013, following a road rage incident. Nelson struck Valencia with a golf club until it broke.

A sentencing hearing for Mower has been set for May 13.

Mower and Nelson were accompanied during the July 4 incident by Ryan Horn, who pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor assault for shoving Valencia down to get him out of the way of Nelson’s golf club. 

He was determined to have been trying to protect Valencia, but agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charge since he could have instead grabbed Nelson to stop him.

Nelson has pleaded guilty to felony assault with a weapon in exchange for dismissal of a second felony charge of aggravated assault. His sentencing is set for June 5.

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