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Man pleads guilty to attacking an elderly man with PVC pipe
A man accused of hitting an elderly man with a PVC pipe and a drum can on the face and head pleaded guilty in Superior Court Wednesday afternoon.
Matt Souneng, 28, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon as part of a plea deal.
He will be sentenced on Sept. 19, 2014.
Associate Judge David A. Wiseman ordered the Office of Adult Probation to prepare a pre-sentence investigation.
Assistant attorney general Heather Barcinas appeared for the government. Assistant public defender Eden Schwartz was counsel for Souneng.
The Office of the Attorney General had charged Souneng with assault with a dangerous weapon, aggravated assault and battery, resisting arrest, and two counts of assault and battery.
According to police investigation, the incident happened on Nov. 24, 2013, in Koblerville, when Souneng hit the victim with a PVC pipe on the face outside the latter’s house.
The victim ran toward his garage but the suspect threw the pipe, hitting the victim in the back. The victim then grabbed the pipe and chased Souneng, who ran across the road. The suspect then picked up a drum can and hit the victim’s head with it. The victim collapsed for a few minutes due to head injuries.
Souneng also allegedly pushed a responding police officer on the chest and resisted being handcuffed.
