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Posted by privateofficernews on November 8, 2009
Waynesboro VA Nov 8 2009
Deputies have arrested a Waynesboro man on charges he clubbed an Eastside Speedway security guard with a metal pipe.
Authorities said Christopher Neal Root, 24, hit Troy Price in the back of the head Oct 24, leaving him crumpled on the ground and bleeding. Price suffered several strokes and lost feeling in the right side of his body.
Price’s wife, Juli, said Friday she’s relieved to learn of the arrest.
“I’m glad it’s finally coming together, but my husband’s sentence will be a lot longer,” she said.
Troy Price’s condition continues to improve with the help of physical therapy at Augusta Health in Fishersville, Juli Price said. Her husband might make a full recovery, she added, but likely will be unable to take the stand once the case goes to court.
The attack on Price was the second violent incident at the Dooms race track in as many months.
In August, authorities arrested Eugene O. Hammer, 52, of Shenandoah, in the stabbing of a 30-year-old man. The victim was treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville for non-life-threatening injuries.
An Eastside spokesman said the August fight stemmed from an argument about a woman that started away from the speedway and carried over to the parking lot.
Some people were barred from the speedway after the attack on Troy Price.
Deputies have arrested a Waynesboro man on charges he clubbed an Eastside Speedway security guard with a metal pipe.
Authorities said Christopher Neal Root, 24, hit Troy Price in the back of the head Oct 24, leaving him crumpled on the ground and bleeding. Price suffered several strokes and lost feeling in the right side of his body.
Price’s wife, Juli, said Friday she’s relieved to learn of the arrest.
“I’m glad it’s finally coming together, but my husband’s sentence will be a lot longer,” she said.
Troy Price’s condition continues to improve with the help of physical therapy at Augusta Health in Fishersville, Juli Price said. Her husband might make a full recovery, she added, but likely will be unable to take the stand once the case goes to court.
The attack on Price was the second violent incident at the Dooms race track in as many months.
In August, authorities arrested Eugene O. Hammer, 52, of Shenandoah, in the stabbing of a 30-year-old man. The victim was treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville for non-life-threatening injuries.
An Eastside spokesman said the August fight stemmed from an argument about a woman that started away from the speedway and carried over to the parking lot.
Some people were barred from the speedway after the attack on Troy Price.
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