Lawsuit Claims House Candidate Highfill Disfigured University of Iowa Roommate, Brandished Shotgun
A trial date has been set for the lawsuit, which claims Jake Highfill caused a nine-inch gash to the face of his University of Iowa roommate, Carson Kness.
A lawsuit filed against Iowa House District 39 Republican nominee Jake Highfill claims that he brought a shotgun to a college party, argued with his roommate during the event and smashed a glass bottle across the man's face, permanently disfiguring him. Highfill denies any wrongdoing. The lawsuit filed in Polk County District Court claims Highfill assaulted his roommate and lifelong friend, Carson Kness, at the University of Iowa by striking him with a glass bottle. See: Rep. Tom Latham under fire for laughing at 'pistol whipping' of Nuns on the Bus. GOP Senate Candidate: Marriage Licenses are for Generating Revenue Kness, also a Johnston resident, seeks monetary damages for past and future medical recovery, physical and mental pain and …
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jim james
11:19 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Find out the details before making assumptions people. Kness has a history of provoking poeple, physically attacking them, or attempting to physically harm them. He has done so to me, my cousin, and many other people I know in and outside of the Johnston community. In no case has the outcome been in Kness's favor. more ›