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Columbus Man Sentenced For Blinding Another Man With Paintball Gun

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia,
Associated Press
Published September 7, 2016 at 6:15 AM EDT
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.
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