Saturday, December 05, 2009
Inmates Beaten
WEST VIRGINIA....
West Virginia State Police say 47 year old Michael Burnette and his 21-year-old son, Christopher, of Bradley were beaten in separate sections of the Southern Regional Jail Thursday, resulting in them being taken to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. The Burnettes were being held on $1 million bond each following their arrest Wednesday after being accused of slashing the throat of Michael Burnette's 73 year old mother and threatening to throw her off the New River Gorge Bridge. She escaped and is recovering.
West Virginia State Police say 47 year old Michael Burnette and his 21-year-old son, Christopher, of Bradley were beaten in separate sections of the Southern Regional Jail Thursday, resulting in them being taken to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. The Burnettes were being held on $1 million bond each following their arrest Wednesday after being accused of slashing the throat of Michael Burnette's 73 year old mother and threatening to throw her off the New River Gorge Bridge. She escaped and is recovering.
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