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October 16, 2007
State Attorney Steve Meadows announces the conviction, in Bay County Circuit
Court, of Matthew John Dufour, on a charge of Aggravated Battery.
The two males, four females jury deliberated just five minutes before
finding Dufour, WM, DOB: 6-14-1983, 13902 Milcole Road, Panama City Beach,
guilty in the April 16, 2007, incident. During the trial, Assistant State
Attorney Timothy Register presented evidence that Dufour kicked and hit
Jeffrey Barbe in the head causing great bodily harm–including a broken jaw.
The State will seek a Habitual Violent Felony Offender (HVFO) designation at
the sentencing, set for November 13th. Should the Court find Dufour to be a
HVFO; he will face a maximum of 30 years in prison with a minimum mandatory
10 years.
Dufour also faces a violation of probation hearing, also on November 13th,
for charges of Aggravated Battery, two counts of Burglary, Grand Theft, and
Felony Battery.
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