A man has been given 90 days in jail for beating another man with the victim’s own brass knuckles.
The man, Michael Boyle, entered guilty pleas to lesser charges of reckless aggravated assault and aggravated criminal trespass of a habitation. He was directed by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to serve 90 days of a three-year sentence and undergo anger management classes.
His sentence comes for his attack on Andrew Hibshman at the victim’s home. Hibshman said he heard beating on his door around 9 a.m. and found Boyle standing on his doorstep. The victim told the judicial commissioner he knew Boyle because he had dated Boyle’s ex-girlfriend. Hibshman claims Boyle had texted him, threatening to do harm to him and his current girlfriend.
“I opened the door to Mr. Boyle with the idea of talking to him and calming him down,” Hibshman swore on the warrant penned by a judicial commissioner. “Instead, as soon as I opened the door, he began attacking.”
Hibshman said he was hit about the face and body and reached for a pair of brass knuckles to defend himself. However, the victim admitted the brass knuckles were immediately taken away from him and used by his attacker to inflict more pain. The victim said Boyle proceeded to choke him until he passed out.
When he came to, Boyle was standing over him with a shirt full of ice, presumably used to revive him. He said his attacker then tried to offer an excuse as to why he had beat him up. Hibshman was taken to River Park Hospital for treatment of his injuries.