Second Stinson Indictment Dismissed For Now

The case of the Commonwealth of Kentucky versus former Pleasure Ridge Park ((Louisville)) High School head football coach Jason Stinson ((pictured, thanks Pam Spaulding, Louisville Courier-Journal)) has taken a few interesting turns.

Jason Riley has been working the ups-and-downs for the Louisville Courier-Journal.

There were two charges pending against Stinson. For the time being, that number was cut in half as da judge knocked the wanton endangerment charge off the books.

From Riley:

Judge Susan Schultz Gibson agreed with Stinson's attorneys that prosecutors improperly failed to tell the grand jurors who indicted Stinson that the coach wanted to testify before them.

The Jefferson Commonwealth's Attorney's Office immediately told Gibson that they would seek to re-indict Stinson next week, this time asking jurors if they would like to hear from the former coach.

But prosecutors may have won a bigger battle Friday when Gibson said she would allow testimony that contends that players were denied water and ran more than normal when Stinson's trial on a reckless-homicide charge begins Aug. 31.

Prosecutors disclosed late in the week that they're bringing in Dr. Doug Casa, UConn's Director of Athletic Training Education, as one of their expert witnesses for the case. Casa will maintain that Stinson created an environment at PRP that gave Max Gilpin the impression he couldn't stop running even if his medical condition warranted treatment.

Basically, the notion that pressure from a superior would place Gilpin's job and status in jeopardy within the PRP football program.

Judge Gibson reminded the Commonwealth that they're going to have to prove that Stinson's actions led directly to Gilpin's death.

Chris Turner was in the courtroom, thanks to our friends at Fox 41 in Louisville...
((HT: WDRB-TV/Fox41))


The Courier-Journal's complete coverage is in black... it's required reading for anyone before the trial starts on the 31st.