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Prosecutors Say Bruce Doss Dragged Outside Yulee Bowling Area, Died
YULEE, Fla. -- Two brothers who pleaded guilty to charges connected to the death of a deaf man outside a Yulee bowling alley more than four years ago are to be sentenced Thursday afternoon.
Ralph and Peter Turlington pleaded no contest to false imprisonment in the December 2006 incident in which 22-year-old Bruce Doss died.
Video: Sentencing In Deaf Man's Death
In exchange for their pleas, charges of manslaughter were dropped.
According to prosecutors, the brothers also agreed to testify against the third defendant in the case, Michael Gammons, who still faces the manslaughter charge. His trial is scheduled for next month.
Detectives said Doss got into a confrontation inside the bowling alley, and was asked to leave after making an inappropriate comment to a woman.
Prosecutors said Gammons and the Turlington brothers followed Doss outside and began fighting with him, then held him down for between 10 and 20 minutes.
Nassau County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Michael Gammons
Deputies said when they arrived, Doss was unresponsive. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Nassau County investigators determined that Doss suffocated, partly as a result of being held down.
Channel 4's Tarik Minor is at the Nassau County Courthouse for the Turlington's sentencing hearing. This story will be updated during the hearing and Minor will have complete reports on the local station at 6 p.m.
Previous Stories:
July 15, 2008: Brothers Given Plea Deal In Deaf Man's Death
June 6, 2007: 3 Arrested, Charged In Deaf Man's Death
January 3, 2007: Deaf Man's Death Ruled Homicide
December 5, 2006: Nassau Man Dies After Altercation At Yulee Bowling Alley
Brothers Face Prison In Deaf Man's Death - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
YULEE, Fla. -- Two brothers who pleaded guilty to charges connected to the death of a deaf man outside a Yulee bowling alley more than four years ago are to be sentenced Thursday afternoon.
Ralph and Peter Turlington pleaded no contest to false imprisonment in the December 2006 incident in which 22-year-old Bruce Doss died.
Video: Sentencing In Deaf Man's Death
In exchange for their pleas, charges of manslaughter were dropped.
According to prosecutors, the brothers also agreed to testify against the third defendant in the case, Michael Gammons, who still faces the manslaughter charge. His trial is scheduled for next month.
Detectives said Doss got into a confrontation inside the bowling alley, and was asked to leave after making an inappropriate comment to a woman.
Prosecutors said Gammons and the Turlington brothers followed Doss outside and began fighting with him, then held him down for between 10 and 20 minutes.
Nassau County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Michael Gammons
Deputies said when they arrived, Doss was unresponsive. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Nassau County investigators determined that Doss suffocated, partly as a result of being held down.
Channel 4's Tarik Minor is at the Nassau County Courthouse for the Turlington's sentencing hearing. This story will be updated during the hearing and Minor will have complete reports on the local station at 6 p.m.
Previous Stories:
July 15, 2008: Brothers Given Plea Deal In Deaf Man's Death
June 6, 2007: 3 Arrested, Charged In Deaf Man's Death
January 3, 2007: Deaf Man's Death Ruled Homicide
December 5, 2006: Nassau Man Dies After Altercation At Yulee Bowling Alley
Brothers Face Prison In Deaf Man's Death - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville