A Bowling Green man accused of hitting his roommate with a baseball has been found guilty.
Wesley Doolittle III, 43, was transported from jail Tuesday to the courtroom of Wood County Common Pleas Judge Molly Mack.
He had been indicted in June for felonious assault, a second-degree felony.
He waived his right to a jury trial and his case was tried in front of the judge.
Wood County Prosecutor Morgan Spitler called Jason Broshious, a patrol officer with the Bowling Green Police Division, to explain what he saw when he responded to a home in the 400 block of Clough Street on May 27.
Dispatched had advised of a roommate dispute where one person had been assaulted.
Doolittle was standing shirtless on the sidewalk, as shown on Broshious’ body camera footage.
The defendant, who was not armed, advised him a man inside the home had lacerations to his hand and needed an ambulance, Broshious said.
Once inside the home, Broshious observed the victim on the floor in a pool of blood with a laceration to his hand. The victim’s thigh was also very disfigured, and it was determined he had a broken femur, Broshious said.
The victim told him Doolittle had struck him with a baseball bat and then picked up a sword and swiped his hand.
It has been reported the altercation started with a disagreement over cleaning the house.
Spitler submitted into evidence various photos of the victim’s hand and leg, of the bat found in the yard and the sword found in the driveway.
This wasn’t an accident, Broshious said.
Doolittle knowing struck the man, he said.
The victim was notified of the hearing but was not in attendance.
During cross examination, defense attorney Sara Roller asked Broshious if he had any indication Doolittle may be suffering from mental health issues.
He responded yes.
Terry Davis, patrol officer with BGPD, was the state’s second witness and corroborated Broshious’ testimony.
The state has proven beyond reasonable doubt that Doolittle did knowingly cause serious physical harm to another, Spitler said.
The court diagnostic report shows that Doolittle was insane at the time he committed the assault, Roller said.
She had previously filed a motion that Doolittle was not guilty by reason of insanity.
Mack found Doolittle guilty of the charge and he was insane at the time of the offense.
A hearing to determine Doolittle’s placement for psychiatric care was scheduled for Nov. 26.
