By DOUGLASS DOWTY | syracuse.com | Published: May 12, 2021
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Tribune News Service) — An Auburn military veteran could spend months in jail after admitting he struck a Veterans Affairs computer monitor in frustration over care.
Joey Edgbert, 59, faces the possible jail sentence because he damaged federal government property, a crime punishable by up to a year in jail, according to court records.
What exactly happened during the Nov. 23, 2020, appointment with a nurse practitioner remains in dispute. The practitioner accused Edgbert of jumping off an exam table and aggressively approaching the nurse, causing the nurse to retreat backwards into his chair in a defense position, according to the criminal complaint.