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Trainer Mugged Outside Hotel During The CongressGoHorseShow.com
Published 10/09/2010 - 9:31 a.m. CDTRate This Article:9
Dallas Schmidt, a reining and working cowhorse trainer from Cooperstown, North Dakota, was mugged outside of his room at the Baymont Hotel located at the Dublin/Granville Road exit in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday evening. Schmidt was in Columbus attending the Congress. Schmidt, his wife DaLayne, and their young daughter Bailey had just returned to their room, and Dallas went back to his truck to get a baby bottle.
According to accounts by wife DaLayne, Dallas had parked by some trees and while he was standing on the running boards looking for the bottle, two men came out of the trees and approached him. They told him they wanted his money. Dallas had just emptied his pockets in the room and had nothing for them.
Armed with nothing more than his rock grinders, Schmidt started kicking his attackers and was able to scare them off. Police later found one of the alleged attackers who was severely injured and is now in intensive care. The spur went under his chin, through his tongue and in to his palate. Because the spur was dirty, he is now fighting an infection.
Schmidt claims that the Baymont Hotel management told him that this wasn't the first time hotel guests had been harassed. "If this has happened before, where is security or the police?" Schmidt questioned the day after the event.
Fortunately, the Schmidt family escaped unharmed. However, this is a tough reminder to always be aware when traveling, no matter where you are.
Published 10/09/2010 - 9:31 a.m. CDTRate This Article:9
Dallas Schmidt, a reining and working cowhorse trainer from Cooperstown, North Dakota, was mugged outside of his room at the Baymont Hotel located at the Dublin/Granville Road exit in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday evening. Schmidt was in Columbus attending the Congress. Schmidt, his wife DaLayne, and their young daughter Bailey had just returned to their room, and Dallas went back to his truck to get a baby bottle.
According to accounts by wife DaLayne, Dallas had parked by some trees and while he was standing on the running boards looking for the bottle, two men came out of the trees and approached him. They told him they wanted his money. Dallas had just emptied his pockets in the room and had nothing for them.
Armed with nothing more than his rock grinders, Schmidt started kicking his attackers and was able to scare them off. Police later found one of the alleged attackers who was severely injured and is now in intensive care. The spur went under his chin, through his tongue and in to his palate. Because the spur was dirty, he is now fighting an infection.
Schmidt claims that the Baymont Hotel management told him that this wasn't the first time hotel guests had been harassed. "If this has happened before, where is security or the police?" Schmidt questioned the day after the event.
Fortunately, the Schmidt family escaped unharmed. However, this is a tough reminder to always be aware when traveling, no matter where you are.