Golfers refuse to testify about fight on Fayette course
UNIONTOWN (AP) – Two golfers who allegedly fought over the rules on a western Pennsylvania course had assault charges dismissed after they refused to testify against one another.
State police say 63-year-old Roger Lee Harris and 42-year-old Bryan Bandes were playing with three others at the Springdale Golf Course near Uniontown Aug. 3. That’s when they began arguing about rules involving “casual water” – or puddles – after it rained.
The North Union Township men eventually came to blows, after police say Harris hit Bandes over the head with a 3-wood.
After dismissing the charges after a preliminary hearing Wednesday, District Judge Robert Breakiron sent the men home with a warning, saying, “I don’t want you to be back again in this courtroom or I’m going to assess you two penalty strokes.”