Iraq War veteran who held police on standoff gets probation, sympathy
The Morning Call
By Riley Yates
June 12, 2014
An Iraq War combat veteran who held Northampton police on an armed standoff inside his girlfriend's borough home will serve four years of probation under a plea agreement that takes into account his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Scott P. Wines Jr., 29, served six tours in Iraq as a Marine and is now attending outpatient counseling twice a week to cope with what he experienced overseas, said defense attorney Rory Driscole.
"While it's not an excuse and Scott knows that, it helps explain what happened," Driscole told Northampton County Judge Jennifer Sletvold on Thursday.
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