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Columbus Man Sentenced For Blinding Another Man With Paintball Gun

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

The Columbus man accused of firing a paintball gun at a 72-year-old bicyclist, blinding the victim in one eye, has been sentenced to four years in prison. 22-year-old Thomas Woodruff pleaded guilty to a felonious assault charge.72-year-old  Morris McCarty was shot in May 2015 near Whittier Street and South Champion Avenue by someone in a passing vehicle.

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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