Man accused of child abuse pleads not guilty
Posted: 3/30/04
By Shannon McKinney
Argus News Reporter
JamesToviis Lane, 37, pled not guilty in Houston County District Court Monday, March 22, on charges that he assaulted a 10-year-old boy with malicious punishment.
Lane is being represented by James Schultz, a public defender. He has asked for a jury trial which has not yet been set.
The felony charges stem from a complaint that on March 10, he punished the boy by hitting him in the stomach with his fist and then hitting him across his buttocks several times with a leather belt.
Lane is still in the custody of the Houston County Sheriffís office on $15,000 unconditional bail and $10,000 conditional bail.
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