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Hampton Roads man pleads guilty to brutal assault on Carnival Cruise ship last year

Crystal Graham
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A Portsmouth man pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting a fellow passenger with a dangerous weapon on a cruise ship last year.

Michael Truman, 39, will be sentenced on August 29. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

According to court documents, Truman assaulted a passenger aboard the Carnival Magic cruise ship on Oct. 20.

The cruise ship was off the coast of Nantucket in open waters.

Truman was loudly disrupting a theater show aboard the cruise ship when he was asked twice by a fellow passenger to quiet down. After Truman refused, the passenger began to leave the area to request assistance from a cruise ship employee.

Truman then smashed a cocktail glass into the victim’s face, got on top of the victim and began striking him further. The broken glass caused significant lacerations to the victim’s face requiring more than a dozen stitches.

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Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]

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