Guilty plea in stabbing
Sentencing set for Jan. 15; 10-year prison term possibleBy Brad Bauer, bbauer@mariettatimes.com
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A man who stabbed a New Matamoras woman in the back after asking for a hug is left facing 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to attempted murder.
After the July 22 incident, police say Thaddeus J. Salomon, 20, swam across the Ohio River to avoid arrest. Sheriff's deputies in Pleasants County, W.Va., found the man later the same day soaked and seeking a ride to Marietta.
The victim in the case, Susan I. Lawson, 23, sat in the rear of the courtroom flanked by relatives during the hearing in Washington County Common Pleas Court. Lawson trembled throughout the proceeding. She was too upset to comment after the hearing, her stepfather said.
"She's still traumatized by all of this," said Ed Goodman, Lawson's stepfather. "This has affected all of us."
Other than admitting to the crime, Salomon did not comment about the incident, nor did he look in the direction of Lawson. He will be sentenced at 8 a.m. Jan. 15 by Washington County Common Pleas Judge Ed Lane.
According to Washington County Prosecutor Kevin Rings, Salomon had been staying with Lawson at her parents' home. He said Lawson became interested in another man and had asked Salomon to move out of the residence. That's when he had asked her to speak with him outside.
"He asked her for one last hug," Rings said. "(When they embraced), she said it felt like she was punched in the back."
Rings said Salomon had reached around and stabbed Lawson with a small knife he had concealed in his hand. The blade punctured one of her lungs.
"This would have been fatal if it wasn't treated immediately," he said.
Rings said Salomon left Lawson lying on the ground to die.
"If she hadn't have let out a scream, she would have died," Goodman said. "She's just lucky we heard her. I thought they had just gone outside to smoke a cigarette."
Salomon continues to be held in the Washington County Jail without bond awaiting his sentencing.
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12-10-08 8:26 PM
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Johnny..oops..Thank you!
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Johanna
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12-10-08 8:26 PM
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Johnny: Yhank you. Jerry J: I appreciate what you are saying and I agree with you. There are many who blog frquently and say hi occassionally, with no intentional disrepect to anyone or the article. I apologize for the ignorance of some others. Take good care of your Friend and Thank goodness she survived this horrible crime.
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JohnnyRingo
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12-10-08 4:53 PM
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countryguy! Johanna can say and write whatever she likes. We all have that right. She's a great loving and caring person. You could learn a lot about the proper way to treat people from her.
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ladynoogs
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12-10-08 12:16 PM
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stabbing her in the back in the lung is NOT trying to kill her? then what is.. she was lucky she was able to scream so that she could live. If there wouldnt have been anyone around she WOULD have died... they guy needs to go away for a very very long time for that.
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jerryj
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12-10-08 1:29 AM
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Ya know it's kinda crazy their was a girl stabbed her almost lost her life and all you people wanna do is get on here and argue with each other about what country boy said or johanna did grow up i mean their is a girl who's life is tramatized and will always will be why shouldn't he pay for his crime he deserves more that what he will get i'm sure since he took the plea bargain personally he deserves more because i was one of those people in the back row sitting with susan while she trembled scared half to death we love you susan and we will get through this it's almost over then you can try to start getting your life back as much as possible
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Johanna
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12-10-08 12:11 AM
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Country Boy...can you provide the "forum" where I trashed Johnny? I do believe he reads everything that I write...the person I usually disagree with is YOU!
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Johanna
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12-09-08 10:36 PM
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Kids are good ...hopefully a quiet evening...
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JohnnyRingo
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12-09-08 10:24 PM
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Hi Johanna, how are the kids?
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Johanna
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12-09-08 10:13 PM
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Exactly, Johnny!
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ladynoogs
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12-09-08 7:38 PM
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ramon... i'm not saying everyone should be in jail.. but those who do major crimes like that should.. He tried to KILL his girlfriend.. how does he NOT deserve time? shawma is a good attrorney.. i've met her.. i like her. she's doing her job.. and she's good at it.
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NoelTyler
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12-09-08 7:08 PM
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Wow, this may be the first trial all year in Wash. Co. that didn't involve some kind of insanity plea. Shawna and Ray must be taking it easy over the holidays.
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ramon05
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12-09-08 5:37 PM
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Glad none of you are in the judical system, because everybody would be in jail.Thad needs help, and prison is not the answer it's just going to make it worst.Judge yourself before judging others
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peppie
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12-09-08 11:21 AM
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Someone like that needs to be put in prison.
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Birdlover
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12-09-08 10:35 AM
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Ditto!
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ladynoogs
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12-09-08 9:59 AM
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i hope he gets a long time for that. thank God she lived.
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