Monday, March 12, 2012

Hatcher Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter

  • {Huntington, West Virginia}...Monday, a Cabell County jury convicted Rhamel Hatcher on a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter in the May 2010 beating death of Jeremy Cook, who died a few days after he was beaten outside Peckers Bar in Huntington. Hatcher took the stand Friday in his own defense and testified that he acted in self-defense and that he did not deliver a "fatal blow" to Cook. The jury had the case for two and a half hours on Friday and reconvened for about two hours Monday morning before reaching a decision. Hatcher is set to be sentenced on April 26th. He could serve up to 1 year in jail. Dwain Foster and Clyde Cooper were also charged in Cook’s death. Foster was sentenced to one to five years in prison, while Cooper was sentenced to 15 years in prison.