Both of the key figures in the St. James Gate assault
incident entered not guilty pleas today in the latest court hearing stemming from
the Jan. 7, 2013, incident at the Maplewood Village bar.
Robert Kuttner, attorney for bartender James Meade, said his
client did not have to appear in the court hearing today in Bloomfield because
he had pleaded not guilty via a letter sent to the court earlier this month. (See
below)
“I asked the judge if we had to come back, he said as long as
you send a letrer, that is fine,” Kuttner told us Thursday. “We confirmed by letter that no appearance would be necessary and he would plead not guilty.”
Asked about his client’s chances as he faces claims by
patron Ethan Kresofsky of assault and using an anti-gay slur, Kuttner said of Meade,
“There’s two sides to every story and
we are confident justice wil prevail and the truth will come out.”
Kresofsky, meanwhile, appeared in person for court today,
according to his father, Bob, who also viewed the proceedings. Kresofsky is
answering to a counter claim filed by Meade that contends Kresofsky assaulted Meade
in the incident.
The elder Kresofsky said his son pleaded not guilty as
well.
No future court dates have been set.
The case has been transferred to Bloomfield Municipal Court because of a conflict of interest involving Maplewood's municipal judge.
1 comment:
This is such a joke....it will go away for now but it's all a matter of time before Jimmy shows his true colors again.
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