Hearing rescheduled for teen accused of assault

SHARON — A preliminary hearing for a Sharon teen charged with aggravated assault on a teacher was rescheduled to Friday from Wednesday.

Sharon police said Nicholas N. Sawyers, 18, of 733 S. Irvine Ave., punched Paul Torr in the face at about 11 a.m. Dec. 22 on the third floor of Sharon High School after Torr admonished the student for swearing in class.

Sawyers also bit Torr’s wrist and drew blood, police said.

Torr was treated at the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System for cuts and bruises to his face and forehead, police said.

A preliminary hearing is set for Friday afternoon before Senior District Judge Henry Russo, Sharon. Sawyers is free on his own recognizance.

Charges withdrawn when victim refuses to testify

SHARON — Charges against a Sharon man accused of repeatedly assaulting a woman over several days in mid-December were withdrawn Wednesday when the woman refused to testify.

Jerry L. Teague, 39, of 679 New Castle Ave., had been charged with aggravated assault and false imprisonment for allegedly beating a 20-year-old woman and not letting her leave his home.

The charges were withdrawn without prejudice, meaning police can refile them, at a preliminary hearing Wednesday before Senior District Judge Henry Russo, Sharon. The victim refused to testify against Teague, Assistant District Attorney Keith Bell said.

Teague was charged after police responded to a 911 hangup call Dec. 20 at his home.

They found a woman with bruising around her eyes and on her thigh, cuts to her scalp, puncture wounds to her back and shoulder and bruises and whip marks on her back, police said.

The woman told police that over several days Teague had choked her until she was unconscious, hit her in the head with a frying pan, broke a glass glove over her head, beat her with a milk crate and cut off her hair.