Frank J. Downing charged with assaulting Jeff “Git” Hagan at the News Room
More than a year after local musician and artist Jeff “Git” Hagan was beaten within an inch of his life at the News Room, Jackson County prosecutors have charged a man with the assault.
On Wednesday, prosecutors charged 32-year-old Frank J. Downing of Overland Park with first-degree assault for allegedly beating Hagan at the Broadway bar on March 5, 2008.
Court records say Downing told police on November 25, 2008: “It was a
drunken bar fight and he picked the wrong guy. You saw the video. I
stomped his fucking ass to make sure he didn’t fuck with me again.”
Harper over on the Wayward Blog wrote about Hagan’s recovery after two months in a coma and several months of therapy, relearning how to walk, talk and make art and music.
Court records give this account:
