Man Who Dumped Boiling Hot Water On Sleeping Gay Couple Sentenced To 40 Years

Man Who Dumped Boiling Hot Water On Sleeping Gay Couple Sentenced To 40 Years

A homophobic man who dumped boiling water on a gay couple because he didn’t approve of the relationship was sentenced to 40 years in prison according to AJC reports:

Martin Blackwell, 48, was found guilty on all 10 counts, including aggravated assault and aggravated battery.

The jury deliberated about 90 minutes Wednesday afternoon before announcing the verdict.

In closing arguments, Blackwell’s attorney argued he wasn’t being hateful or malicious when he poured boiling water on a same-sex couple as they slept.

“It’s one act,” attorney Monique Walker told the jury. “It caused injury. It was distasteful, it was disrespectful. But it was not deadly. It was not intentional.”

“It was reckless, it was revolting. It was repugnant,” she said. “But it’s not 10 counts in an indictment. It’s not bringing in the kitchen sink.”

It was literally under a kitchen sink where Blackwell searched for the largest pot and filled it with water, Willis said. The scalding water required both men undergo skin graft surgeries, prosecutors said. Gooden spent nearly a month in the hospital, including two weeks in a medically induced coma, and Tolbert spent 10 days in the hospital.

“It is a felony. And it’s a felonious act,” Willis said. “And he earned every count in the indictment”

LOCK HIM UP FOR LIFE!!!!!!