Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Statements given in Rutland domestic violence case

A Rutland woman was in court yesterday on charges she hit a man in the face with a piece of wood molding covered with exposed staples. 41-year-old Annette Rider pleaded innocent. 48-year-old
David Rider told Rutland police that Rider hit him during a family fight. He had a wound under his left eye and was bleeding. His wife told officers the fight escalated when she tried to break up a verbal fight between him and her daughter. She could face up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine if found guilty.