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Physician convicted in cycling case
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A physician accused of deliberately injuring two cyclists by slamming on his car’s brakes on a narrow Brentwood road last year was convicted Monday of assault with a deadly weapon, mayhem and other serious criminal charges. The three-week trial of...
Physician accused of deliberately injuring two bicyclists is convicted
latimes.com - 11/3/2009
Physician accused of deliberately injuring two bicyclists is convicted
— latimes.com — Christopher Thompson, 60, is convicted of mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon and other charges in the... crash that injured cyclists Ron Peterson and Christian Stoehr on Mandeville Canyon Road in 2008. Copyright 2009, The Los Angeles Times (more) Physician accused of deliberately injuring two ...

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The Associated Press: LA physician convicted of assault in bike crash
— google.com — (AP) 17 hours ago LOS ANGELES An emergency room doctor has been convicted of assault with a... deadly weapon for swerving his car in front of two cyclists on a Brentwood road, causing them to crash into the back of the sedan. Christopher Thompson of ... (more) The Associated Press: LA physician convicted of assault ...
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Streetsblog Los Angeles:  Breaking News: Christopher Thompson Found Guilty on All Charges

Cyclelicious:  GUILTY all counts

Jeffs Bike Blog:  GUILTY!

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Breaking News: Christopher Thompson Found Guilty on All Charges
Streetsblog Los Angeles — ... will be done at a later date.  Thompson's request that he be released on bail has been denied.  He was found guilty of 2 counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon (245a) 2 counts of Battery with Serious Bodily Injury (243d) reckless driving (23103a) and reckless driving causing specified injury (23105a) and Mayhem (203). I'll have more information here as it becomes available.  In the meantime you can catch up on Streetsblog's complete coverage here, L.A. Now is reporting on the case here, and ABC7 is reporting live from the court house.

GUILTY all counts
Cyclelicious — The jury returned a verdict this afternoon to conclude Dr. Christopher Thomas Thompson's road rage trial in Los Angeles. He's the guy who passed a pair of cyclists then slammed on his brakes. Assault with a deadly weapon - GUILTY. Reckless driving causing specified bodily injury - GUILTY. Battery with serious bodily injury - GUILTY. Mayhem - GUILTY. Details at Velonews and LA Times Blog. ...

GUILTY all 7 counts
Cyclelicious — The jury returned a verdict this afternoon to conclude Dr. Christopher Thomas Thompson's road rage trial in Los Angeles. He's the guy who passed a pair of cyclists then slammed on his brakes to allegedly "teach them a lesson." Assault with a deadly weapon - GUILTY. Reckless driving causing specified bodily injury - GUILTY. Battery with serious bodily injury - GUILTY. Mayhem - GUILTY. Details at Velonews and LA Times Blog. SoapBoxLA was at the trial live blogging the verdict through Twitter. He's been ...

GUILTY!
Jeffs Bike Blog — ... Physician convicted in cycling case Ex-Doc Found Guilty of Assaulting ...

California Physician convicted of injuring two cyclists by slamming on his car’s brakes
EverymanTri: News Views and Interviews of Great Endurance — It may have been a case of simple road rage, but when the incident involved a car driven by a California physician vs. two cyclist, the story gained national momentum among the those who bike. On Monday Dr. Christopher Thompson stood in the court room with his head bowed having just been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, mayhem and other serious criminal charges. According to the Los Angles Times: "Prosecutors alleged that on July 4, 2008, Thompson stopped his car after passing the two cyclists and ...

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