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Trial dates set for former students
Two charged with first-degree assault after 2006 nightclub incident
Alyson Browning
Issue date: 3/2/07 Section: News
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Two former Southwest Baptist University students have been charged with first-degree assault for their alleged involvement in the April 13, 2006 beating of a Bolivar man outside Cowboys 2000, a Springfield nightclub, according to court records.
Rony Saintil and Henry Warren Patten were indicted by a Greene County grand jury in October. The indictments remained sealed until the two men appeared in Greene County Circuit Court in February.
Saintil and Patten are accused of beating Bolivar resident Joshua Mincks in the parking lot of Cowboys 2000. Three additional SBU students were arrested last April in connection with the attack, but no charges were filed at that time. The suspects were held at Greene County Jail.
Mincks was taken to St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield with a broken jaw after the attack.
SBU completed an internal investigation in regards to and the dismissal of students allegedly involved with the assault. An unspecified number of students were dismissed May 2, 2006.
"SBU has cooperated with the authorities from the beginning of their investigation of this incident, and we have completed our internal investigation," said SBU President Dr. C. Pat Taylor in a Feb. 27 media release. "Disciplinary actions were taken immediately according to the SBU student handbook policies and procedures."
The students dismissed conducted a Class C violation. According to the SBU student handbook, "Class C violations consist of unacceptable moral or ethical behavior; serious law violation(s); serious damage to property; or behavior that is harmful (or potentially harmful ) to self, others or the University."
Saintil appeared in court Feb. 16 and is free on a $2,500 bond. Judge Thomas E. Mountjoy ordered several bond conditions including Saintil's continuing in college as a full-time student.
According to Taylor, "The students who violated university policies during the Cowboys 2000 incident on April 13, 2006 have not been enrolled at SBU since the spring semester of 2006."
Patten appeared in court Feb. 9 and is free on a $50,000 bond. Patten withdrew from SBU before the end of the spring 2006 semester. University officials were not able to comment on whether or not his withdrawal was connected with dismissal because of FERPA.
"Based on Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations, any University discipline toward any student will not be public information; however, acknowledgment that discipline has occurred will be released," said Dean of Students Rob Harris in an April 28 article in the Omnibus.
A jury trial date has been set for June 25 for Saintil, who will be represented by defense attorney Jon Van Arkel.
A jury trial date has been set for May 21 for Patten, who will be represented by defense attorney Dee Wampler.
If found guilty, the men could face 10 to 30 years in prison.
Rony Saintil and Henry Warren Patten were indicted by a Greene County grand jury in October. The indictments remained sealed until the two men appeared in Greene County Circuit Court in February.
Saintil and Patten are accused of beating Bolivar resident Joshua Mincks in the parking lot of Cowboys 2000. Three additional SBU students were arrested last April in connection with the attack, but no charges were filed at that time. The suspects were held at Greene County Jail.
Mincks was taken to St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield with a broken jaw after the attack.
SBU completed an internal investigation in regards to and the dismissal of students allegedly involved with the assault. An unspecified number of students were dismissed May 2, 2006.
"SBU has cooperated with the authorities from the beginning of their investigation of this incident, and we have completed our internal investigation," said SBU President Dr. C. Pat Taylor in a Feb. 27 media release. "Disciplinary actions were taken immediately according to the SBU student handbook policies and procedures."
The students dismissed conducted a Class C violation. According to the SBU student handbook, "Class C violations consist of unacceptable moral or ethical behavior; serious law violation(s); serious damage to property; or behavior that is harmful (or potentially harmful ) to self, others or the University."
Saintil appeared in court Feb. 16 and is free on a $2,500 bond. Judge Thomas E. Mountjoy ordered several bond conditions including Saintil's continuing in college as a full-time student.
According to Taylor, "The students who violated university policies during the Cowboys 2000 incident on April 13, 2006 have not been enrolled at SBU since the spring semester of 2006."
Patten appeared in court Feb. 9 and is free on a $50,000 bond. Patten withdrew from SBU before the end of the spring 2006 semester. University officials were not able to comment on whether or not his withdrawal was connected with dismissal because of FERPA.
"Based on Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations, any University discipline toward any student will not be public information; however, acknowledgment that discipline has occurred will be released," said Dean of Students Rob Harris in an April 28 article in the Omnibus.
A jury trial date has been set for June 25 for Saintil, who will be represented by defense attorney Jon Van Arkel.
A jury trial date has been set for May 21 for Patten, who will be represented by defense attorney Dee Wampler.
If found guilty, the men could face 10 to 30 years in prison.
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