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Salem Man Charged in Park Battery
Thomas Russell, 39, of Salem, is charged with three felony counts of battery of a minor under 14 after a Nov. 7 birthday party at Delaney Creek Park. He denied biting anyone. A judge set a $30,000 cash bond.
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Three felony counts are the accusation. A preliminary not guilty plea and a cash bond do not decide them. He told deputies he played basketball and did not bite anyone, and the children are not named here.
Thomas Russell, 39, of Salem, is charged with three felony counts of battery of a minor under 14. The Washington County Sheriff's Office says the counts come from a birthday party on Nov. 7 at Delaney Creek Park.
He had rented a cabin at the park for his child's party. Children told deputies that during a basketball game Russell said "biting is allowed," and that he bit two boys when they would not let go of the ball. A third child said Russell punched him in the groin during a wrestling game inside the cabin. Other children told deputies they saw it.
Russell told deputies he had played basketball and denied biting anyone. He was booked into the Washington County Jail at 1:44 a.m. on Nov. 8. The jail roster still listed a battery-on-a-minor charge Thursday.
He was in court Tuesday. Judge Larry Medlock entered a preliminary not guilty plea, set a $30,000 cash bond, and barred him from sporting events where any of the three children are playing, including games his own child is in. He is due back Dec. 10 at 9 a.m. A jury trial is set for March 2027.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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