One-legged man charged with crutch attack

EAST PRICE HILL, Ohio, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A one-legged Ohio man is facing a felonious assault after allegedly attacking a female relative with his crutch.

Charles Kraft, 43, of East Price Hill could face a maximum prison sentence of 10 years if convicted of hitting Jennifer Hutching, 21, with his crutch during a dispute over a card game, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Tuesday.

Kraft, who is related to Hutching through his wife, was jailed Tuesday in lieu of $10,000 bond.

The man, who lost his left leg to bone cancer, was arrested in December on two counts of aggravated menacing. Kraft was charged with threatening to kill another man and firebomb his house.

The two arresting officers said he threatened to kill them upon his release from jail. He was convicted on one count, and the other was later dropped.