It took less than an hour for a jury to decide a Kennewick bouncer was guilty of a violent assault on a customer. Gripping testimony and video surveillance was at the center of the trial.
A slow-motion security camera details the turmoil outside a Kennewick nightclub last summer. It shows a drunken man tossed to the ground after he'd been kicked out of Jack Didley's once before.
A local assault case is all coming down to a video tape. The prosecution says it proves a crime. The defense says it proves their client was defending himself.
The Richland man severely wounded outside a Kennewick nightclub is making great strides in his recovery. Ben Ensign has now been moved to a rehab center in Spokane.
Ben Ensign's life will probably never be the same again. And that's exactly why many in the community gathered Thursday night at the Branding Iron in downtown Kennewick to raise money and support for the Richland man.
Matthew Hibbard pleaded not guilty Thursday morning at the Benton County Justice center. He's the Jack Didley's bouncer accused of third degree assault with aggravated circumstances for excessive injuries against Ben Ensign.
Ben Ensign remains hospitalized after he was violently kicked out of a downtown Kennewick night club. Action News wanted to know if the high-profile incident has other bars in town changing the way they do security.
There have been countless questions since day one about exactly what happened Fourth of July night outside Jack Didley's. So KEPR went looking for answers.
KEPR has learned Matthew Hibbard has been charged with assault in the third degree over an incident on July 4th at a Kennewick nightclub. The charges include aggravated circumstances for excessive injuries.