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Sharon Budd, |
Sharon Budd, 53, a schoolteacher from [[Uniontown, Ohio]], was a passenger in a car being driven west on I-80 in Pennsylvania by her daughter on July 10, 2014, when a rock smashed through the windshield of her car, hitting her directly in the face.<ref name=BeaugeJan5/><ref name=Beauge>{{cite news |last1= Beauge |first1= John |title= Rock that Smashed Car Windshield Ruined Wife's Life, Husband Says |url= http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/07/rock_that_smashed_car_windshie.html |access-date= April 23, 2015 |work= The Patriot-News |location= Mechanicsburg, PA |date= July 14, 2014}}</ref> Budd suffered catastrophic injuries, including blinding of one eye.<ref name=BeaugeDec3/><ref name=BeaugeJ>{{cite news |last1= Beauge |first1= John |title= After 3 Months in Hospital, Victim of I-80 Rock-Throwing Says She's Ready to Go |url= http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/10/victim_of_i-80_rock-throwing_s.html |access-date= April 23, 2015 |work= The Patriot-News |location= Mechanicsburg, PA |date= October 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Loreno>{{cite news |last1= Loreno |first1= Darcie |title= 'I Can Forgive Them': Woman Hit with Rock Thrown at Windshield Makes Amazing Strides |url= http://fox8.com/2015/02/09/i-can-forgive-them-woman-hit-with-rock-thrown-at-windshield-makes-amazing-strides/ |access-date= April 23, 2015 |location= Cleveland |publisher= [[WJW-TV]] |date= February 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name=DeTore>{{cite news |last1= De Tore |first1= Jackie |title= Victim's Family in I-80 Rock Throwing Incident Seeks Justice |url= http://wnep.com/2014/07/13/victims-family-in-i-80-rock-throwing-incident-seeks-justice/ |access-date= April 23, 2015 |publisher= [[WNEP-TV]] |location= Scranton, PA |date= July 13, 2014}}</ref> Budd's husband, Randy Budd, who was sitting in the back seat while the couple's daughter, Kaylee, drove, testified that when the rock hit the car it sounded like "an explosion."<ref name=Orso>{{cite news |last1= Orso |first1= Anna |title= Teen Testifies Against His Friends in I-80 Rock-Throwing Case: 'We Didn't Think Anyone Would Get Hurt' |url= http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/teen_testifies_against_his_fri.html |access-date= April 23, 2015 |work= The Patriot-News |location= Mechanicsburg, PA |date= August 19, 2014}}</ref> Matthew Baker, of [[Plainville, Massachusetts]], who was driving a tractor-trailer truck, told police that a rock thrown from the overpass had hit his truck just before the rock struck the car in which Budd was riding.<ref name=Beauge/> |
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Keefer McGee, 17; Dylan Lahr, 17; Tyler Porter, 17; and Brett Lahr, 18, were reportedly on a "troublemaking spree" late on July 10, 2014, when they began throwing rocks from an [[overpass]] at cars moving along I-80.<ref name=Orso/> McGee told police that the group had specifically planned to smash mailboxes with baseball bats and throw rocks at parked cars.<ref name=Orso/> They had stolen steaks from a grocery store, driven through a field of corn (damaging the crop), broken the windows of a house with a baseball bat, and stopped at a farm to pick up rocks to throw, before proceeding to the highway overpass.<ref name=Orso/><ref name=Item>{{cite news |title= Steak Dinner Preceded Rock Throwing |url= http://www.dailyitem.com/news/steak-dinner-preceded-rock-throwing/article_551cf62c-2821-11e4-b76e-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date= April 23, 2015 |work= The Daily Item |location= Sunbury, PA |date= August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Beauge5>{{cite news |last1= Beauge |first1= John |title= I-80 Rock-Throwing Was Part of Teens' Planned Spree of Destruction, Police Allege |url= http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/i-80_rock-throwing_part_of_pla.html |access-date= April 23, 2015 |work= The Patriot-News |location= Mechanicsburg, PA |date= August 5, 2014}}</ref> Dylan Lahr was identified as the person who threw the rock that hit the Budds' car.<ref name="Parole Violation">{{cite web|title=Violating terms of his parole gets an I-80 rock thrower another year in prison|url=http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/08/violating_terms_of_his_parole.html|website=PennLive.com}}</ref> McGee was arraigned on charges of "aggravated assault, criminal trespass, propulsion of missiles into an occupied vehicle or onto a roadway, agricultural vandalism and recklessly endangering," on August 5, 2014.<ref name=Beauge5/><ref name=Scolforo>{{cite news |last1= Scolforo |first1= Mark |title= Teen Testifies Against Pal in Rock-Throwing Case |url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/19/rock-throwing-that-injured-teacher-goes-to-court/?page=all |access-date= April 23, 2015 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work= [[The Washington Times]] |date= August 19, 2014}}</ref> All four were charged with "aggravated assault, conspiracy, recklessly endangering, propelling missiles into vehicle, agricultural vandalism and possession of instruments of crime."<ref name=BeaugeJan5/> |
Keefer McGee, 17; Dylan Lahr, 17; Tyler Porter, 17; and Brett Lahr, 18, were reportedly on a "troublemaking spree" late on July 10, 2014, when they began throwing rocks from an [[overpass]] at cars moving along I-80.<ref name=Orso/> McGee told police that the group had specifically planned to smash mailboxes with baseball bats and throw rocks at parked cars.<ref name=Orso/> They had stolen steaks from a grocery store, driven through a field of corn (damaging the crop), broken the windows of a house with a baseball bat, and stopped at a farm to pick up rocks to throw, before proceeding to the highway overpass.<ref name=Orso/><ref name=Item>{{cite news |title= Steak Dinner Preceded Rock Throwing |url= http://www.dailyitem.com/news/steak-dinner-preceded-rock-throwing/article_551cf62c-2821-11e4-b76e-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date= April 23, 2015 |work= The Daily Item |location= Sunbury, PA |date= August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Beauge5>{{cite news |last1= Beauge |first1= John |title= I-80 Rock-Throwing Was Part of Teens' Planned Spree of Destruction, Police Allege |url= http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/i-80_rock-throwing_part_of_pla.html |access-date= April 23, 2015 |work= The Patriot-News |location= Mechanicsburg, PA |date= August 5, 2014}}</ref> Dylan Lahr was identified as the person who threw the rock that hit the Budds' car.<ref name="Parole Violation">{{cite web|title=Violating terms of his parole gets an I-80 rock thrower another year in prison|url=http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/08/violating_terms_of_his_parole.html|website=PennLive.com}}</ref> McGee was arraigned on charges of "aggravated assault, criminal trespass, propulsion of missiles into an occupied vehicle or onto a roadway, agricultural vandalism and recklessly endangering," on August 5, 2014.<ref name=Beauge5/><ref name=Scolforo>{{cite news |last1= Scolforo |first1= Mark |title= Teen Testifies Against Pal in Rock-Throwing Case |url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/19/rock-throwing-that-injured-teacher-goes-to-court/?page=all |access-date= April 23, 2015 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work= [[The Washington Times]] |date= August 19, 2014}}</ref> All four were charged with "aggravated assault, conspiracy, recklessly endangering, propelling missiles into vehicle, agricultural vandalism and possession of instruments of crime."<ref name=BeaugeJan5/> |
Revision as of 00:59, 21 May 2018
The I-80 rock throwing is a case of criminal rock throwing that took place along Interstate 80 (I-80) on July 10, 2014, in Union County, Pennsylvania, critically injuring and permanently disfiguring a passenger. The high-profile rock-throwing case has received constant media attention.[1][2]
Incident
Sharon Budd, 53, a schoolteacher from Uniontown, Ohio, was a passenger in a car being driven west on I-80 in Pennsylvania by her daughter on July 10, 2014, when a rock smashed through the windshield of her car, hitting her directly in the face.[3][4] Budd suffered catastrophic injuries, including blinding of one eye.[2][5][6][7] Budd's husband, Randy Budd, who was sitting in the back seat while the couple's daughter, Kaylee, drove, testified that when the rock hit the car it sounded like "an explosion."[8] Matthew Baker, of Plainville, Massachusetts, who was driving a tractor-trailer truck, told police that a rock thrown from the overpass had hit his truck just before the rock struck the car in which Budd was riding.[4]
Keefer McGee, 17; Dylan Lahr, 17; Tyler Porter, 17; and Brett Lahr, 18, were reportedly on a "troublemaking spree" late on July 10, 2014, when they began throwing rocks from an overpass at cars moving along I-80.[8] McGee told police that the group had specifically planned to smash mailboxes with baseball bats and throw rocks at parked cars.[8] They had stolen steaks from a grocery store, driven through a field of corn (damaging the crop), broken the windows of a house with a baseball bat, and stopped at a farm to pick up rocks to throw, before proceeding to the highway overpass.[8][9][10] Dylan Lahr was identified as the person who threw the rock that hit the Budds' car.[11] McGee was arraigned on charges of "aggravated assault, criminal trespass, propulsion of missiles into an occupied vehicle or onto a roadway, agricultural vandalism and recklessly endangering," on August 5, 2014.[10][12] All four were charged with "aggravated assault, conspiracy, recklessly endangering, propelling missiles into vehicle, agricultural vandalism and possession of instruments of crime."[3]
According to McGee, after hitting the car with the rock, the boys cheered.[9] McGee told the court that "We were all laughing thinking it was funny. We laughed, tossed out rocks, and drove home."[13] They drove to the Lahrs' house where they began to watch a movie, but got back into the car and returned to the scene of the crime twice that night.[12] On one of those trips, police noted the license plate number.[12]
Arraignment and trial
Motions in the case were set to be heard April 30, 2015.[14][15]
The three younger boys moved to have their cases moved to juvenile court.[16] On April 30, 2015, Judge Michael Sholley ruled the 3 will be tried as adults, with the possibility of being sentenced for up to 25 years.[17]
Tyler Porter, 18 at the time of the incident,[[[Interstate 80 rock throwing#Incident#{{{section}}}|contradictory]]] pleaded no contest to a charge of "conspiracy to commit aggravated assault."[18]
Gag order
An editorial in the Sunbury, Pennsylvania, newspaper has objected to the decision of Judge Michael Sholley to bar the victim and the public from his courtroom during a pre-trial hearing about permissible evidence scheduled for late April 2015, calling the decision inimical to an "open and transparent" judicial process.[1][19]
Rock as deadly weapon
Defense attorneys have challenged the prosecution's claim that the rock was a "deadly weapon", claiming that it was merely a "delinquent act" unless the prosecution could demonstrate intent to produce death or serious bodily injury.[3][14][20][21]
Sentencing
Brett Lahr (19) was sentenced to prison for 18 months to 20 years.[22] Tyler Porter, Dylan Lahr and Keefer McGee were sentenced to serve 22 months to 10 years, 54 months to 24 years and 11+1⁄2 months to 23 months, respectively.[23][11] Brett Lahr was sentenced to an additional year in prison for violating his parole.[11]
Randy Budd
On August 7, 2016, Randy Budd died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as a result of not been able to live on through his wife's disabled life.[24] After the Interstate 80 rock throwing incident severely injured Sharon Budd, Randy advocated for the Ohio Department of Transportation to install protective fencing on bridge overpasses.[25]
References
- ^ a b "Editorial: Covert Courtroom Tests Public Trust". The Daily Item. Sunbury, PA. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ a b Beauge, John (December 3, 2014). "Gag Order Sought in I-80 Rock-Throwing Case in which Ohio Woman Was Injured". The Patriot-News. Mechanicsburg, PA. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c Beauge, John (January 5, 2015). "Defendant Wants Proof Rock that Injured Ohio Woman on I-80 Was a 'Deadly Weapon'". The Patriot-News. Mechanicsburg, PA. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ a b Beauge, John (July 14, 2014). "Rock that Smashed Car Windshield Ruined Wife's Life, Husband Says". The Patriot-News. Mechanicsburg, PA. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Beauge, John (October 17, 2014). "After 3 Months in Hospital, Victim of I-80 Rock-Throwing Says She's Ready to Go". The Patriot-News. Mechanicsburg, PA. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Loreno, Darcie (February 9, 2015). "'I Can Forgive Them': Woman Hit with Rock Thrown at Windshield Makes Amazing Strides". Cleveland: WJW-TV. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ De Tore, Jackie (July 13, 2014). "Victim's Family in I-80 Rock Throwing Incident Seeks Justice". Scranton, PA: WNEP-TV. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Orso, Anna (August 19, 2014). "Teen Testifies Against His Friends in I-80 Rock-Throwing Case: 'We Didn't Think Anyone Would Get Hurt'". The Patriot-News. Mechanicsburg, PA. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "Steak Dinner Preceded Rock Throwing". The Daily Item. Sunbury, PA. August 20, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ a b Beauge, John (August 5, 2014). "I-80 Rock-Throwing Was Part of Teens' Planned Spree of Destruction, Police Allege". The Patriot-News. Mechanicsburg, PA. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Violating terms of his parole gets an I-80 rock thrower another year in prison". PennLive.com.
- ^ a b c Scolforo, Mark (August 19, 2014). "Teen Testifies Against Pal in Rock-Throwing Case". The Washington Times. Associated Press. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Peggy (August 19, 2014). "Union County Community Reacts to Testimony in Rock Throwing Case". Scranton, PA: WNEP-TV. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "Teenagers Accused in Interstate 80 Rock-Throwing Incident Seek to Move Case to Juvenile Court". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Associated Press. February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Scolforo, Mark (April 30, 2015). "Judge Weighs Whether Rock-Throwing Defendants Were Juveniles". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ "Three Teens Seek Juvenile Trial in Rock Throwing Case". Indiana Gazette. Associated Press. February 2, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Scolforo, Mark (April 30, 2015). "Judge: 3 Teens to Be Tried as Adults in Rock-Throwing that Severely Injured Ohio Teacher". Daily Reporter. Greenfield, IN. Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dedok, David (July 28, 2015). "Pennsylvania teen pleads no contest in rock-throwing case". Reuters.
- ^ Beauge, John (December 29, 2014). "Union County DA Opposes Gag Order in I-80 Rock-Throwing Case". The Patriot- News. Mechanicsburg, PA. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "3 Pa. Teens Accused of Tossing Rock that Injured Ohio". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Associated Press. February 2, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Scolforo, Mark (April 29, 2015). "Judge Weighs Whether Rock-Throwing Defendants Were Juveniles". U-T San Diego. Associated Press. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ Scolforo, Mark (June 23, 2015). "Rock Throwing that Hurt Ohio Teacher Nets Man up to 20 Years". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Teens Get Jail Time for Rock-Throwing Incident that Severely Injured Sharon Budd". Cleveland, OH: WJW-TV. Associated Press. September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ "Randy Budd, husband of Sharon Budd, dead at 55". Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "Randy Budd, husband of Sharon Budd, dead at 55".