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Former Asheville firefighter gets 4 months for shooting cyclist
Former Asheville firefighter gets 4 months for shooting cyclist
dionysis…my step-dad, jim trent died here in asheville some 35 years ago,,he died from a result of his duty as an asheville fireman,he saved lives and worked as a team member with the rest of his co-workers…this man in this article smears the departments excellent history,and in no way ...
Former Asheville fireman gets 4 months for shooting at cyclist
citizen-times.com — ASHEVILLE— A former Asheville firefighter will spend 120 days in jail for shooting at a bicyclist, narrowly... missing his head with a bullet that pierced the man's helmet. Charles Alexander Diez, 42, pleaded guilty Thursday to assault with a deadly ... (more) Former Asheville fireman gets 4 months for shooting at ...
Former Asheville firefighter pleads guilty in cyclist shooting
citizen-times.com — ASHEVILLE— A former Asheville firefighter pleaded guilty today to charges he shot at a bicyclist, narrowly missing... his skull. Charles Alexander Diez, 42, pleaded guilty in Buncombe County Superior Court to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to ... (more) Former Asheville firefighter pleads guilty in cyclist ...
4 months for shooting at a cyclist seems awfully light
citizen-times.com — I find the legal system baffling at times. The latest example? Charles Alexander Diez, the 42-year-old former... Asheville firefighter who shot at a bicyclist on Tunnel Road after arguing with him about the safety of cycling on a busy street, got four ... (more) 4 months for shooting at a cyclist seems awfully light
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Charles Diez Gets 120 Days for Shooting Cyclist in the Head
Streetsblog New York City — ... against Diez from attempted first degree murder to felony assault. While assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill certainly sounds like an offense worthy of a lengthy prison term, the presiding judge apparently agreed that this was a case of a stand-up guy having a bad day. Mountain Xpress reports: ...

Charles Diez Gets 120 Days for Shooting Cyclist in the Head
Streetsblog Los Angeles — ... against Diez from attempted first degree murder to felony assault. While assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill certainly sounds like an offense worthy of a lengthy prison term, the presiding judge apparently agreed that this was a case of a stand-up guy having a bad day. Mountain Xpress reports: ...

What In The Sphincter Of Hell Kind Of Bull Sh*t Is This?!
Boston Biker — ... The case has caused controversy, especially in the cycling community, over what some perceive as the overly lenient treatment Diez has received. After the attempted murder charge was dropped in August, cyclists protested the decision and called for better conditions.(via) ...

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Road-raging firefighter gets 120 days for shooting at bicyclist
tucsonbikelawyer.com 11/20/2009 — Thanks Nate for the link . Apparently the poor firefighter is the one who was threatened, so he had little choice but to point a gun at the cyclist’s head and pull the trigger. But he feels just terrible about it. Former Asheville fireman ...
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You heard about this little outrage up in Asheville, N.C.? Fireman chastizes a man for bicycling with a kid behind his seat, the two men argue, the fireman fires a shot that punctures the cyclist's...