Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Prison term for man in chemical attacks

A judge has sentenced a Bennington man to spend up to 20 years behind bars for two chemical attacks on women. 34-year-old Patrick Morse pleaded guilty to kidnapping, assault and robbery charges. Police say Morse sprayed a motel clerk with something similar to mace. He was also convicted of a similar attack against a woman outside a Bennington supermarket.