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56 °F Forecast | Road Cams Sunday, October 10, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend September 24, 2004 Man gets prison time for knifing By SARAH LEMON Mail Tribune A White City man was sentenced to 7½ years in prison for inflicting a serious knife wound on a neighbor. Terry Dale Wilson, 41, of the 7800 block of Atlantic Avenue, was convicted of slashing 32-year-old Thomas Gene Ganes with a knife in a July street fight. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Mejia ordered Wilson Thursday to serve seven years and six months in prison. An argument broke out between Wilson and Ganes when the two crossed paths on July 9 near the intersection of Hale Way and Antelope Road. Wilson said he was headed to a friend’s house with a half-case of beer and testified to being intoxicated. A teenage neighbor told the court that he saw Wilson shove Ganes and then reach into his pants pocket and strike at the man. After the two struggled, they headed in opposite directions. Initially thinking he escaped the encounter unscathed, Ganes saw blood seeping through his shirt as he headed home. Police and paramedics found Ganes at a nearby White City trailer park, his intestines spilling from an approximately 8-inch-long slash extending upward from his navel. Advertisement Ganes spent several days in the hospital and later had to return to treat internal swelling. Investigators said they believe Wilson’s pocket contained a stringing knife, a claw-shaped blade that fits between the knuckles and is commonly used on farms to cut string from hay bales. Wilson testified that he worked on a horse ranch at the time of the crime. Ganes told police that he was stabbed with such a weapon, and his wound was consistent with the design of a stringing knife, said Tim Barnack, deputy district attorney for Jackson County. The weapon, however, was never found. Wilson told jurors that during the confrontation Ganes pulled a knife on him first. Police did find on Ganes a 4-inch-long, curved knife typically used to skin game. Ganes said he carried the blade for protection. Wilson’s sentence was the minimum punishment allowed for first-degree assault under the state’s mandatory sentencing law, Measure 11. Jurors handed down their guilty verdict on Sept. 2. Reach reporter Sarah Lemon at 776-4487, or e-mail [email protected] . Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities