I feel I must be completely open and honest w/you. I am the "victim". He took Abien then drank alcohol. He started acting odd then flipped out and did severly hurt me. He continued his strange behavior not seeming to realize my injuries. He claims he did not know what happened until he was waiting to be arraigned. The police officer also said he kept asking why he was there and had no idea that he hurt me. He has a Public Defender and I honestly believe he didn't understand what he was doing. He's the type of person to avoid confrontation or dealing with issues. I did not file the charges, the state did based on the officer's observation of obvious injury. At the preliminary I was asked if I wanted to continue with the proceedings. I said yes, thinking there would be an offer where I would agree to drop the agg assult but not simple assult. Because he was not in violation of probation related to DUI charges, I assumed he would need to deal with that as well, possibly adding time to his sentencing. He was told I wanted to push this to the fullest extent and just folded, waiving the prelim. The PD never came back with an offer to the state's atty or suggested any other recourse to him. I was also told that I will be forced to testify whether I want to or not and at this point, I have no voice in the manner. What he did was wrong. He did hurt me. However, I believe he was not in his right mind. This drug is known to cause halusinations and irrational behavior. I felt he needed to be held accountable yet also be placed in a rehabilation program. He would be able to go to a VA hospital but only after all court issues are resolved, which he was willing to do. I feel he and I were not properly informed or advised of the options when the possibilities were possible.

if you'd like to finish our conversation you can reach me at (412) 551-4960. Enjoyed talking to you.