{"id":394553,"date":"2019-01-29T20:31:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-rand-paul-thought-he-was-going-to-die-during-attack\/"},"modified":"2019-01-29T20:31:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:31:01","slug":"prison-planet-com-rand-paul-thought-he-was-going-to-die-during-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-rand-paul-thought-he-was-going-to-die-during-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Rand Paul Thought He Was Going To DIE During Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe thought crossed my mind that I\u2019ll never get up from this lawn again\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steve Watson<\/strong><br \/>Prison Planet.com<br \/>January 28, 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senator Rand Paul has testified that he believed he might die during the brutal physical attack he suffered 14 months ago at the hands of a disgruntled neighbor who has left Paul in \u2018constant pain\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senator Paul testified Monday afternoon\u00a0in Warren Circuit Court in the case of Rand Paul vs. Rene Boucher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI shouldn\u2019t have to deal with this pain that was purposely inflicted on me,\u201d\u00a0Paul urged while explaining the damage that Boucher caused when he suddenly slammed into an unaware Paul during the attack.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wbko.com\/templates\/2015_Sub_Video_Share?contentObj=504994901\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"max-width:100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2019s lawyer, Tom Kerrick, presented x-rays of the Senator\u2019s injuries, including broken and displaced ribs. Kerrick added that doctors advised Paul to undergo hernia surgery last week, meaning he is still feeling the effects of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The attack stemmed from a domestic dispute involving leaves falling from trees on Paul\u2019s property. The Senator was sweeping the leaves into piles when he was attacked by Boucher, who had burned himself attempting to dispose of the leaves the day before.<!-- [donotprint] --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ppani\">\n<li>A d v e r t i s e m e n t<\/li>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p><!-- [\/donotprint] --><\/p>\n<p>Paul noted that Boucher hit him with such force that both men flew 5 or 10 feet through the air before hitting the ground.<\/p>\n<p>As he was recounting the incident, Paul revealed that he thought he might die during the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, I thought, \u2018I can\u2019t breathe. \u2026 If I do nothing, this may be the last breath I ever take, because whoever is doing this isn\u2019t stopping.\u2019 And I really thought if I got another blow to my back, I wasn\u2019t going to survive. And so really I did think I could die at that point. The thought crossed my mind that I may never get up from this lawn again,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n<p>Boucher\u2019s attorney argued that Paul didn\u2019t go to hospital following the attack and \u201conly treated his injuries with&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/rand-paul-thought-he-was-going-to-die-during-attack.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe thought crossed my mind that I\u2019ll never get up from this lawn again\u201d Steve WatsonPrison Planet.comJanuary 28, 2019 Senator Rand Paul has testified that he believed he might die during the brutal physical attack he suffered 14 months ago at the hands of a disgruntled neighbor who has left Paul in \u2018constant pain\u2019. 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