Man convicted of misdemeanor in assault on coach
A trained mixed martial arts fighter charged in the beating of a former high school wrestling coach was convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to 75 days in jail, time he has already served.
Kyle Watson Gray, 40, was originally charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury for an August 2020 incident in Belmont that left Meredith Scruggs, a former wrestling coach at East Gaston High School, hospitalized for over a month and in a coma.
Scruggs was hospitalized for more than a month with lacerations to his chin, a swollen eye, and injuries to his head, according to court documents.
Gray stood trial last week and was convicted by a jury of misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury.
Gray also previously faced a charge of threatening a legal officer, which stemmed from a post on Gray’s Facebook page that officers felt threatened former District Court Judge Richard Abernethy’s safety.
That charge was dismissed, according to court records.
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Man convicted of misdemeanor in assault on coach
