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The Associated Press: LA physician convicted of assault in bike crash
(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 Los Angeles, a 60-year-old physician, was also ...
Physician accused of deliberately injuring two bicyclists is convicted
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 ...
Physician convicted in cycling case
latimesblogs.latimes.com — 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... (more) Physician convicted in cycling case
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GUILTY!
Jeffs Bike Blog — ... Ex-Doc Found Guilty of Assaulting Cyclists http://www.nbclosangeles.com http://latimesblogs.latimes.com http://www.google.com/hostednews http://abclocal.go.com/kabc Maybe, just maybe, this will teach other like minded criminals to think twice before using their vehicles as weapons. Hopefully the fact that the judge ordered him held until sentencing means he plans on giving him some substantial prison time. In one of the stories about the verdict they mention that the doctor claimed they were riding 3 ...

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