A Montana man charged with assaulting a 13-year-old boy for not taking his hat off during the national anthem believed he was acting on orders from President Donald Trump, his attorney said.
A 39-year-old Montana man charged with assaulting a 13-year-old boy for not taking his hat off during the national anthem believed he was acting on orders from President Donald Trump, his attorney said.his client previously suffered a traumatic brain injury and that was a factor when Brockway allegedly choke-slammed the young teen boy into the ground, fracturing his skull.
Jasper said his client's mental state was compromised by a traumatic brain injury during a vehicle crash in the winter of 2000, according to the. He suffered injuries to his frontal lobe and has trouble gauging cognitive functions and making reasonable judgments, according to the lawyer. Brockway was later honorably discharged from the U.S. military due to that disability.
"Trump never necessarily says 'go hurt somebody,' but the message is absolutely clear," Jasper told the."I am certain of the fact that [Brockway] was doing what he believed he was told to do, essentially, by the president."
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