Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 8, 2006 1:16:46 GMT -5
2 Baytown men charged in murder of disabled vet
2 Baytown men have been charged today with capital murder in the death of
Barney Goodman, a disabled Vietnam veteran who was robbed and beaten with
a baseball bat.
Kenneth Dollery, 22, and Hollis B. Buckley, 21, were arrested at a mobile
home park in Baytown about 3 a.m. today.
Both have given statements admitting their involvement in Goodman's death,
said Liberty County Sheriff Greg Arthur.
Arthur said the 2 suspects, who are cousins, said they were angry with
Goodman because he owed Buckley's mother 1 month's rent, amounting to "a
few hundred dollars," sheriff's deputies said.
Goodman, who survived Vietnam and lost both legs to diabetes, died
Saturday at a Houston hospital from internal injuries after being beaten
on Friday. According to investigators, Goodman agreed to go with the
suspects in their car without realizing their intent.
Investigators say the suspects drove Goodman from Baytown to a bridge on
FM 2090 just over the Liberty County line. Arthur said they beat him,
threw his artificial legs into the water, and left him there.
Goodman clawed his way about 40 feet up the river bank and waited until a
motorist stopped to render aid. He was taken to the hospital and gave a
vague description what happened to him. He was unable to be interviewed by
investigators before he died.
The 2 suspects got about $600 to $700 from Goodman's bank account.
Goodman had used an ATM card to retrieve the money and investigators said
a video showed the car in the background and revealed the identities of
the suspects.
(source: Houston Chronicle)
2 Baytown men have been charged today with capital murder in the death of
Barney Goodman, a disabled Vietnam veteran who was robbed and beaten with
a baseball bat.
Kenneth Dollery, 22, and Hollis B. Buckley, 21, were arrested at a mobile
home park in Baytown about 3 a.m. today.
Both have given statements admitting their involvement in Goodman's death,
said Liberty County Sheriff Greg Arthur.
Arthur said the 2 suspects, who are cousins, said they were angry with
Goodman because he owed Buckley's mother 1 month's rent, amounting to "a
few hundred dollars," sheriff's deputies said.
Goodman, who survived Vietnam and lost both legs to diabetes, died
Saturday at a Houston hospital from internal injuries after being beaten
on Friday. According to investigators, Goodman agreed to go with the
suspects in their car without realizing their intent.
Investigators say the suspects drove Goodman from Baytown to a bridge on
FM 2090 just over the Liberty County line. Arthur said they beat him,
threw his artificial legs into the water, and left him there.
Goodman clawed his way about 40 feet up the river bank and waited until a
motorist stopped to render aid. He was taken to the hospital and gave a
vague description what happened to him. He was unable to be interviewed by
investigators before he died.
The 2 suspects got about $600 to $700 from Goodman's bank account.
Goodman had used an ATM card to retrieve the money and investigators said
a video showed the car in the background and revealed the identities of
the suspects.
(source: Houston Chronicle)