Pubdate: Sat, 25 Jan 2003
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA)
Copyright: 2003 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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MARIJUANA MAY HAVE MOTIVATED ASSAULT ON DISABLED MAN

The young men under investigation in connection with the beating of a 
disabled Port Hadlock man may have been trying to get his medical 
marijuana, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says.

The victim, 45, who was beaten as he sat in his wheelchair, remained in 
serious condition yesterday at Harborview Medical Center. He apparently 
suffered a blow to the back of the head from a baseball bat.

Jefferson County investigators are uncertain what role three Chimacum High 
School students played in the attack, but deputies seized their car, which 
was seen leaving the disabled man's apartment complex.

A 20-year-old man who was with the students is suspected of the attack and 
was booked into the Jefferson County Jail under investigation of assault 
and burglary.
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