CA man pleads no contest to pushing wife off bridge

[Hum]

A Northern California man has pleaded no contest to trying to throw his wife off a bridge last year.

 

District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe says 48-year-old Xavier McClinton of Mill Valley entered his plea Monday to felony domestic violence in exchange for a sentence of no more than seven years in prison.

 

McClinton had been charged with attempted murder in the Dec. 13 incident that began when he and his wife began arguing as they drove across the San Mateo Bridge.

 

The vehicle crashed into the bridge's guardrail, authorities said, and McClinton pulled his wife out and tried to throw her off the bridge.

 

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that both of them went over the ledge into the Bay as other drivers looked on.

 

McClinton is scheduled to be sentenced May 16.

 

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[DocM]

Guessing he has impulse control issues.

[Praetor]

wow just 7 years for attempt of murder?

[Skyfrog]

wow just 7 years for attempt of murder?

 

Meanwhile people are getting 15 year sentences for downloading music and movies. What a strange society we live in.

[DocM]

wow just 7 years for attempt of murder?

Depends a lot on if they find it was on an impulse or planned and if there were serious injuries or not. If impulsive but without injuries that required major treatment 5-15 years isn't uncommon.

With serious injuries 25 years to natural life is fairly common, especially here in Michigan with our hangin' judges and unsympathetic Supreme Court.

Hell, people have received life for soliciting a hit from undercover cops.

[Hum]

I'm sure many husbands have thought of doing this. :shifty:

[Torolol]

Meanwhile people are getting 15 year sentences for downloading music and movies. What a strange society we live in.

"profits are greater than life(s)", now where did i heard that before?

[Mr. Gibs]

Meanwhile people are getting 15 year sentences for downloading music and movies. What a strange society we live in.

Except that the sentencing wasn't about downloading music and movies. It was about SELLING pirated content. Quite different.

While I think the 15 year sentence was a bit harsh, trying to make it seem like the poor guy was just sitting at home and watching pirated movies is BS.

[FloatingFatMan]

I'm sure many husbands have thought of doing this. :shifty:

 

I've seriously considered pushing mine into a puddle or two...  :innocent: