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Updated August 30, 2004 11:51 PM
Trial begins for College Station man accused of motorcycle theft
By CRAIG KAPITAN
Eagle Staff Writer
A College Station man accused of stealing a Suzuki motorcycle went to trial on theft charges Monday, a year and a half after being hit over the head with the butt of a gun owned by the vehicle’s owner.
Matthew Lyle Addison, 23, was detained by motorcycle owner Matthew ***** in March 2003 after the A&M student returned to his apartment to find his motorcycle missing.
Driving around with his cell phone and a 20-gauge shotgun, ***** eventually came upon a street where Addison was sitting on the ground working on the bike, prosecutors Jarvis Parsons and Brian Baker told the jury during opening statements.
“He caught a thief red-handed,” Parsons said, explaining that ***** then used the butt of the shotgun after Addison looked as if he was about to run.
While the motorcycle owner waited for an ambulance and police to arrive, the suspected motorcycle thief began to stir again, attempting to flee as he regained consciousness, Parsons said. At one point, Addison bit ***** as the motorcycle owner struggled to keep him in place.
“Finally, the victim warns him, ‘I’m going to punch you in the face if you try to run again,’” Parsons said. “He warns him again and finally ends up hitting him.”
Addison also is accused of struggling with College Station police officers, who eventually accompanied him to the hospital for injuries sustained by *****.
Defense attorney Kenneth McGuire declined to give an opening statement. The defense has not yet had an opportunity to present its case.
The motorcycle owner, who now lives in San Antonio, was one of three people called to the witness stand by prosecutors Monday.
If convicted of the theft between $1,500 and $20,000 charge, Addison could face up to two years in a state jail facility.
Trial begins for College Station man accused of motorcycle theft
By CRAIG KAPITAN
Eagle Staff Writer
A College Station man accused of stealing a Suzuki motorcycle went to trial on theft charges Monday, a year and a half after being hit over the head with the butt of a gun owned by the vehicle’s owner.
Matthew Lyle Addison, 23, was detained by motorcycle owner Matthew ***** in March 2003 after the A&M student returned to his apartment to find his motorcycle missing.
Driving around with his cell phone and a 20-gauge shotgun, ***** eventually came upon a street where Addison was sitting on the ground working on the bike, prosecutors Jarvis Parsons and Brian Baker told the jury during opening statements.
“He caught a thief red-handed,” Parsons said, explaining that ***** then used the butt of the shotgun after Addison looked as if he was about to run.
While the motorcycle owner waited for an ambulance and police to arrive, the suspected motorcycle thief began to stir again, attempting to flee as he regained consciousness, Parsons said. At one point, Addison bit ***** as the motorcycle owner struggled to keep him in place.
“Finally, the victim warns him, ‘I’m going to punch you in the face if you try to run again,’” Parsons said. “He warns him again and finally ends up hitting him.”
Addison also is accused of struggling with College Station police officers, who eventually accompanied him to the hospital for injuries sustained by *****.
Defense attorney Kenneth McGuire declined to give an opening statement. The defense has not yet had an opportunity to present its case.
The motorcycle owner, who now lives in San Antonio, was one of three people called to the witness stand by prosecutors Monday.
If convicted of the theft between $1,500 and $20,000 charge, Addison could face up to two years in a state jail facility.
