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DELAWARE, Ohio -- A former soldier charged with beating up another soldier who was on leave from Iraq pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of felonious assault, NBC 4 reported. Brent Cornwell Brent Cornwell, of Blacklick, got into a fight with Foster Barton after a concert this summer. Barton, of Grove City, was on leave while he recovered from injuries he suffered in Iraq. Cornwell told the judge Friday that the fight started after the two exchanged insults about the other's military unit. Foster Barton In exchange for Cornwell's guilty plea, the prosecution and Barton's family recommended that Cornwell be...

DELAWARE, Ohio — The man accused of attacking a U.S. soldier at a concert last month was indicted yesterday on a charge of felonious assault in Delaware County Common Pleas Court. A grand jury found that Brent N. Cornwell, 28, of Blacklick, "did knowingly cause serious physical harm" to Army Pfc. Foster Barton on Sept. 17, according to the indictment. Last week, Delaware Municipal Court Judge David Sunderman dismissed an assault charge after Cornwell’s arrest Sept. 28 so it could be refiled in Common Pleas Court, where felony cases are heard. The case will now be heard by Judge W....

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man has been arrested and will be charged in the alleged attack on a Central Ohio soldier at a local concert venue, NBC 4's Monique Ming Laven reported. Brent Cornwell, of Blacklick, was arrested Tuesday night by Columbus police. Investigators said Cornwell will be charged. Foster Barton 19, of Grove City, was on leave from the war in Iraq earlier this month when he said he was beaten in the parking lot after a Toby Keith concert at Germain Amphitheater. Barton said his attacker beat him up because he was wearing an Operation Iraqi Freedom T-shirt....

"This is outrageous!" yelled John Collick, a retired Marine First Sergeant from Yorktown, Virginia.  He had just read an article about an unprovoked attack on a wounded soldier home on medical leave from Iraq.  The Marine continued saying, "A young man who was wounded in Iraq is beaten by some of the very people that he has sworn to defend.  Whether you agree with the war on not, attacking our servicemen, or watching them be physically assaulted, is anything less than cowardice."The terrorist roadside bomb, which exploded under an Army Humvee on August 10, seriously wounded PFC Foster Barton.  The...

Veterans React To Wounded Soldier’s BeatingSeptember 26, 2004 by Thomas D. Segel “This is outrageous!” yelled John Collick, a retired Marine First Sergeant from Yorktown, Virginia. He had just read an article about an unprovoked attack on a wounded soldier home on medical leave from Iraq. The Marine continued saying, “A young man who was wounded in Iraq is beaten by some of the very people that he has sworn to defend. Whether you agree with the war on not, attacking our servicemen, or watching them be physically assaulted, is anything less than cowardice.”The terrorist roadside bomb, which exploded under...

Missing from the major headlines today is the story of Foster Barton and a peace protestor. Perhaps the mainstream media is reluctant to examine the subject. Their favored presidential candidate, John Kerry, will not fare well when all the contributing factors are examined. The 19-year old Barton is a volunteer, in the all-volunteer US Military. He currently is stationed in Iraq, though he has been home in Ohio on convalescent leave. Last month he almost lost his leg when an IED (improvised explosive device) exploded under the Humvee he was riding in, in Iraq. (Barton received the Purple Heart for...

Follow up to yesterdays story. GROVE CITY, Ohio -- A local soldier and his family have received an outpouring of support from across the country since NBC 4 first aired a story about being beaten at a local concert, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported. Foster Barton, 19, of Grove City, said that hearing from so many people makes him realize he and his fellow soldiers have a lot of support, and that one single act of violence should not take away from that. Barton said his nose still hurts, but the support he received through phone calls and e-mails is...

Decorated Soldier Reportedly Attacked At Concert. Barton Cannot Return To Iraq Due To Injuries POSTED: 5:54 pm EDT September 20, 2004 UPDATED: 10:15 am EDT September 21, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A local soldier back from the war in Iraq said he was beaten at an area concert because of what was printed on his T-shirt, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported. FeedRoom Soldier Reportedly Attacked Foster Barton, 19, of Grove City, received a Purple Heart for his military service in Iraq. He almost lost his leg last month after a Humvee he was riding in ran over a landmine. Barton...

Barton Cannot Return To Iraq Due To Injuries COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A local soldier back from the war in Iraq said he was beaten at an area concert because of what was printed on his T-shirt, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported. FeedRoom Soldier Reportedly Attacked Foster Barton, 19, of Grove City, received a Purple Heart for his military service in Iraq. He almost lost his leg last month after a Humvee he was riding in ran over a landmine. Barton said he was injured again Friday night in a crowded parking lot as he was leaving the Toby Keith concert...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A local soldier back from the war in Iraq said he was beaten at an area concert because of what was printed on his T-shirt, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported. Foster Barton, 19, of Grove City, received a Purple Heart for his military service in Iraq. He almost lost his leg last month after a Humvee he was riding in ran over a landmine. Barton said he was injured again Friday night in a crowded parking lot as he was leaving the Toby Keith concert at Germain Amphitheatre. The solider was injured so badly that he can't...