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Bobbitt Beats Domestic Battery Charge
Associated Press
Wednesday, February 8, 2006; 2:27 PM
Associated Press
Wednesday, February 8, 2006; 2:27 PM
LAS VEGAS -- John Wayne Bobbitt, a former Prince William County man in Virgina whose domestic troubles gained notoriety in 1993 when his wife at the time cut off his penis, has again been acquitted of a domestic battery charge.
Bobbitt acknowledged a pattern of domestic trouble after a Las Vegas Municipal Court judge ruled this week that his estranged wife, Joanna Ferrell, hadn't been injured. He was convicted in February 2003 of battery involving Ferrell, prompting a judge to revoke his probation and send him to prison for his role in a 1999 store theft.
Bobbitt was acquitted of a domestic violence charge in Las Vegas after an August 2004 incident involving Ferrell and her teenage son.
In the latest incident, Ferrell, Bobbitt's third wife, accused him of hurting her when he pushed her to the ground during arguments in September. Bobbitt denied pushing Ferrell and filed for divorce in late September.
Bobbitt gained fame when his first wife, Lorena, cut off his penis at their apartment. She was acquitted by reason of insanity after arguing that Bobbitt abused her. He had a brief career as a porn star and moved from Virginia to Nevada after surgery to reattach his penis.
