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Columbus Man Charged With Blinding Another Man With Paintball Gun

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published June 2, 2015 at 6:14 AM EDT
Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Bond is set at 10 thousand dollars for a Columbus man charged with blinding another man with a paintball gun.  24-year old Thomas Woodruff is charged with shooting 72-year old Morris McCarty early Friday evening near Whittier Street and South Champion Avenue.  McCarty was treated for total loss of vision in one eye. Police have not released a motive in the case.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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