February 7, 2019
By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph –
Three people have pleaded guilty and been sentenced while a fourth is set for a pre-trial next week in a stabbing case that will be two years old soon.
The four people, two men and two women, were involved in an aggravated domestic situation including multiple stabbings in February of 2017 at a residence in the 300 block of Reed Road in Weatherford.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the victim, 32-year-old Michael Price of Weatherford, was found by an OHP Trooper in the intersection of North 7th Street and West Davis just after 1 am on February 18 of that year Price was observed to have blood on his clothing an face and his hands were zip tied together behind his back with blue zip ties.
It’s believed Price received his injuries earlier while in the home on Reed Road.
Besides Price – who was stabbed in his lower leg, he had injuries to his upper leg, his back and both arms receiving cuts on the top and back portions of his head – two others received stab wounds.
Police also found stabbed was 38-year-old Jimmy Ray Dudgeon of Bessie who was stabbed twice in the right shoulder and twice in the back.
The third person receiving stab wounds is 65-year-old Carey John Dudgeon, also of Bessie.
The court document charged original felonies of assault, battery or assault and battery with a dangerous weapon against both Jimmy and Carey Dudgeon as well as two females, 37-year-old Leslie Ann Doshier of Weatherford and 40-year-old Chara Dannelle Lewis of Hydro. Doshier had been previously convicted of a criminal felony.
Neither of the two women, however, appear to have wielded a knife, though they shared the same charge as the men. The report indicates they did nothing to stop the assault.
A video of the incident surfaced and is in police custody.
All of the testimonies taken from the individuals at the time of the incident indicate that Doshier – who had been in a boyfriend/girlfriend living arrangement for about 10-years with Price – had told Price that evening she was moving out which caused a new round of arguments that turned physical.
The court document says witnesses told investigators that Price had threatened to kill Doshier on previous occasions.
Charges against Carey Dudgeon were dismissed, but new charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon was filed on the same day along with kidnapping.
The Dudgeons, father and son, pleaded guilty last week to one felony count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and no contest to two other felonies stemming from the incident. District Judge Jill Weedon will set their punishment on March 4.
Chara Lewis pled guilty in September of 2017 and her punishment will run concurrently with the sentences of three other cases in which she was found guilty.
Leslie Doshier was critically injured in an automobile accident several months ago was to appear in court for her trial, but was unable due to the car accident that happened just hours before her trial.
Last month, she was set to plea to her charges, but declined the prosecution’s offer and reinstated her request for a jury trial which is expected to be set at her pre-trial hearing on February 15.
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