Hospital: Toledo father improving after allegedly struck in head by son with aluminum bat

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A police report sheds little new light on an incident in which a 16-year-old Toledo boy allegedly assaulted his father with a baseball bat early Thursday morning sending the 55-year-old man by helicopter to Harbor Medical Center in Seattle.

Toledo Police Chief John Brockmueller said the father – Leslie M. Bagley – was described in critical condition after police and aid were called about 1:15 a.m. to their home on the 300 block of Oak Street in Toledo.

The mother, Tena Bagley who called 911, said she and her husband were talking when the teen walked up and hit his father in the head with an aluminum bat, according to the police declaration of probable cause filed in court.

Brockmueller noted the mother had been drinking and appeared intoxicated. The father appeared “passed” out and was laying on the floor while medics worked on him, with a large pool of blood beneath his head, according to the report. The teenager had left, according to Brockmueller.

Leslie Bagley was picked up by helicopter from the Toledo Airport, according to medics, who described his injuries as  major trauma to his head.

The police chief returned to the home about 7:20 a.m. where the 16-year-old was found hiding under a bed, the police declaration stated. He was taken to the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center to be booked for first-degree assault.

On Friday afternoon, Leslie Bagley’s condition was listed as serious; better than critical but worse than satisfactory.

Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer said the 16-year-old made an initial appearance in court Thursday afternoon and is scheduled for arraignment on Tuesday.

Prosecutors have until then to make a charging decision, Meyer said.
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For background, read: “News brief: Toledo teen arrested for allegedly taking bat to father’s head” from Thursday July 19 2012, here

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