04-21-2011, 07:28 AM
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ALA.com
MOBILE, Alabama -- A judge denied bail today for a Prichard man accused of gouging out his uncle’s eyeballs with a spoon.
Timayo Knight, 31, appeared briefly before District Judge Michael McMaken, who refused to set a bail.
Knight, who is being held in Mobile County Metro Jail, is charged with first-degree assault.
Prichard police were called to the 300 block of Bronner Street on Monday evening and found 79-year-old Bonnie Pogue bleeding from his face. Investigators later found Pogue’s eyeballs in a trashcan and a bloody spoon on a kitchen counter, according to police, and Knight was still inside the house.
Prichard police Chief Jimmie Gardner said he couldn’t discuss any details about a possible motive while the investigation continues. He said he plans to release more information later.
Meanwhile, Pogue was still in serious condition at Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, he said.
ALA.com
MOBILE, Alabama -- A judge denied bail today for a Prichard man accused of gouging out his uncle’s eyeballs with a spoon.
Timayo Knight, 31, appeared briefly before District Judge Michael McMaken, who refused to set a bail.
Knight, who is being held in Mobile County Metro Jail, is charged with first-degree assault.
Prichard police were called to the 300 block of Bronner Street on Monday evening and found 79-year-old Bonnie Pogue bleeding from his face. Investigators later found Pogue’s eyeballs in a trashcan and a bloody spoon on a kitchen counter, according to police, and Knight was still inside the house.
Prichard police Chief Jimmie Gardner said he couldn’t discuss any details about a possible motive while the investigation continues. He said he plans to release more information later.
Meanwhile, Pogue was still in serious condition at Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, he said.