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| Benny Jack Green |
A preliminary hearing has been set for the man accused of
assaulting Talladega Mayor Larry Barton.
The hearing for 71 year old Benny Jack Green, is set for
Oct. 15. The hearing date was set by Jefferson County District Court Judge
Shelly Watkins on Monday.
Green was charged with first-degree assault after allegedly
attacking Barton outside a barber shop where he cuts hair on the morning of
Aug. 8. Barton was later admitted to UAB Hospital due to his injuries. A
baseball bat was reported as being the weapon used in the attack, but an
affidavit in the case says it was a “tire thumper.”
Green is in the process of divorcing his wife, and Green’s
former divorce attorney claimed the attack was motivated by an alleged sex tape
featuring Barton, and Green’s wife. Court documents detailed three tapes that
allegedly show Green’s wife having sex with someone other than her husband.
Barton has denied any wrongdoing between himself and Green’s
wife. He lost his bid for re-election last week and will leave office Nov. 2.
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