Suspect in Oregon hammer attack goes free after woman refuses court’s demand to testify without mask
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
The suspect accused in a Yamhill County hammer assault will go free after a witness refuses the court s demand to testify without a mask. Nicole Hester/Mlive.comNicole Hester/Mlive.com
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Heather Fawcett did not want to go through a second trial against the man accused of attacking her with a hammer.
When Pedro Sanchez was first accused of hitting her head with a hammer five years ago, she went to court. Sanchez was convicted of assault in the second degree by a jury, 10-2.