HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After a Reno County jury found a 48-year-old Woodson “Woody” Crable “not guilty” of three charges of rape, two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy and kidnapping. He was scheduled to be sentenced Monday morning on the other charges.
But, the defense apparently felt they needed more time, so Judge Tim Chambers continued the hearing till Wednesday Sept. 7, at 3 p.m.
Crable was convicted on two counts of domestic battery and criminal threat. The domestic battery conviction was an alternative charge to aggravated battery.
In the first case against Crable, the jury didn’t buy the argument that a woman was raped back on Dec. 26, 2011, however, they did agree that he threatened her during the second encounter on Dec. 28 of that same year.
They also didn’t agree with the state’s contention that the alleged second victim had been raped on April 9 and 10 of 2014. But they did agree that Woodson battered her.
Again, sentencing has been continued till Sept. 7.