July 24, 2010 Man avoids jail for pepper spray attack www.privateofficer.com
Donald Kidwell, 47, was given 180 days in jail by Elyria Municipal Court Judge Gary Bennett during a hearing earlier this week, but Bennett suspended 175 days of the sentence. He also agreed to suspend the remaining five days of Kidwell’s jail time if Kidwell completes the required community service by October, according to court records.
Bennett also ordered Kidwell to pay a $500 fine, attend anger management class and be assessed for alcohol and drug use. Kidwell will be on good behavior for two years, court records showed.
Kidwell pleaded out to a misdemeanor charge of inducing panic in June. He originally had been charged with a felony.
Police arrested Kidwell after they were called to the Train Station bar on East River Street on May 9 after he used the pepper spray on a bouncer and then turned the can on the crowd.
Kidwell had been kicked out of the bar earlier that night because he repeatedly climbed on stage during a concert by Dr. Mo featuring Monica Robbins, according to police reports.
He returned a few minutes later and sprayed the bouncer and crowd, which fled toward the exits, although a few people – including one who chased Kidwell into the parking lot and held him for police – tried to subdue him.
When officers arrived, they reported bar patrons and staff coughing and choking in the parking lot.
Robbins, who is also a WKYC-Channel 3 news reporter and anchor, later obtained a civil stalking protection order against Kidwell, whom she said in court documents had been stalking her. Witnesses told police that Kidwell was obsessed with Robbins, although she told officers she didn’t learn that until the night of the incident.
Robbins and Kidwell later reached a deal that requires them to stay at least 500 feet away from each other and not to have any contact.
Bennett also put out an order barring Kidwell from going to the Train Station or attending any concerts given by Robbins.
Source:Chronicleonline.com
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