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| Inmate’s Trial Under Way in Houtzdale Riot Case |
| By gantdaily.com- Jessica Shirey |
| Published: 07/19/2016 |
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CLEARFIELD – The trial got under way Monday in Clearfield County Court for one of the inmates allegedly involved in the April 28, 2015 riot at the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale. Norman Wothman, 52, a state prison inmate, is charged with three counts each of aggravated assault, conspiracy/ aggravated assault, assault by prisoner, conspiracy/assault by prisoner, simple assault and conspiracy/simple assault and one count each of riot, conspiracy/riot, disorderly conduct and conspiracy/disorderly conduct. Before the start of trial, defense attorney Joseph Ryan, motioned on behalf of Wothman to have the jury panel dismissed in order to select a new one. Ryan advised that 150 people appeared for jury selection last month and all were Caucasian. Wothman, who is African-American, wanted a new jury panel, which included more minorities, he said. Read More. |
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