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Man convicted of wounding
Five years given in beating case
Date published: 6/6/2009
BY KEITH EPPS A King George County jury Thursday recommended a five-year prison term for a man accused of breaking a chair over a woman's head and stomping her. Timothy Samuel Bair, 36, was convicted of unlawful wounding. He had been charged with malicious wounding, a more serious felony charge. Bair was accused of attacking Lisa Ann Powers on Nov. 25 at 1117 Kings Highway in King George, where they both had rooms. Deputies were initially called to the home in response to a dispute that started when an intoxicated Bair tried to borrow vehicles from Powers and a man, according to testimony. When deputies returned a second time, Powers had bruises, a large gash on her head and was bleeding profusely. Powers, who used to date Bair, testified that Bair was upset that police were called the first time. She said he was upstairs drinking in the dark when she walked by. She said Bair told her "I'm going to kill you before you call the next law." Powers said she was also stomped and kicked during the attack. She said she needed 28 stitches and suffered brain damage. Bair, known as "Blinky," said he was sitting on the chair minding his own business when Powers jumped on him, breaking the chair. He said he pushed her off him and didn't know how she suffered the head injury. He said Powers was angry because he was getting ready to move out. He said she followed him to that house after he'd moved away from her before. "I wasn't mad at her," Bair said. "I wasn't even sure why she was mad at me." Witnesses called by defense attorney Leigh Gettier said that Powers was the more volatile of the two. However, Bair stumbled on the witness stand when Commonwealth's Attorney Matt Britton questioned him about inconsistencies in his state- ments to police. Bair said he was drunk and "spooked" by the likelihood of going back to jail. Keith Epps: 540/374-5404
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