Vet Blames Iraq for Road Rage Shooting

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Vet Blames Iraq for Road Rage Shooting
October 10, 2008
Mclatchy -Tribune News Service

An Iraq War veteran was convicted Oct. 8 of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon for firing at a motorist who had cut him off on state Highway 500.

Christopher P. Partridge, 26, faces a minimum of 12 years in prison. His attorney had argued that Partridge acted in self-defense on a fear born out of his experience driving trucks in Iraq, where he was on constant alert.

A deputy prosecutor argued Partridge acted out of anger, not fear.

A jury of seven men and five women deliberated approximately an hour before reaching the verdict, which was read by Clark County Superior Court Judge John Nichols at 6:30 p.m.

Partridge, a Heritage High School graduate whose daughter was born six days before the Sept. 18, 2007, incident, showed no reaction upon hearing "guilty." He turned to look at the jury as Nichols polled them to ensure the verdict was unanimous.


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