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Politics : The 2004 Bigmouth Election Challenge

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To: jlallen who wrote (548)3/31/2005 2:27:43 PM
From: American Spirit of 588
 
Typical Young Bush Supporter Threatens To Murder Girlfriend

Man Gets 90 Days For Attacking Girlfriend Over Support Of Kerry

POSTED: 7:59 am EST March 31, 2005

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for attacking his girlfriend for supporting Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry last fall.

Steven Soper pleaded guilty Wednesday to false imprisonment, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery and resisting arrest without violence.

Prosecutors said Soper pointed a knife at Stacey Silveira, 18, and threatened to kill her. The couple had been dating for two years.

Defense attorney Michael Salnick said the teenagers' sometimes-volatile relationship became violent when Soper learned Silveira planned to vote for Kerry instead of President George W. Bush.

Salnick said Soper had wanted to join the Army.

Soper was also sentenced to five years of probation and 100 hours of community service.

Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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