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   One of the men accused of severely beating a 54-year-old tree   
   trimmer in Detroit last April took a plea agreement Monday and   
   will testify against three other men accused in the incident.   
      
   Bruce Wimbush, 18, of Detroit pleaded guilty to assault with   
   intent to do great bodily harm, a felony carrying up to 10 years   
   in prison, in the beating of Steve Utash of Clinton Township.   
      
   Utash is recovering from the incident that unfolded after he hit   
   a 10-year-old boy with his pickup on Detroit’s east side after   
   the boy stepped into the street. According to relatives, Utash   
   suffered severe head injuries and was discharged from the DMC   
   Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan in May.   
      
   Wimbush said under oath Monday that he and a friend were walking   
   home from school. They saw the crash and waived down Utash,   
   telling him he needed to check on the child, Wimbush said.   
      
   He said Utash hesitated then went back to check on the boy. Men   
   started hitting Utash, Wimbush said, and he saw Utash knocked to   
   the ground and get back up, dazed. Wimbush said that he then hit   
   Utash in the jaw.   
      
   “I have a little brother,” Wimbush said. “When I saw that he hit   
   that kid, all I could see at the time was my little brother. I   
   got emotional. I let my anger take over.”   
      
   Even before agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors, Wimbush had   
   received threats during his time in county jail, Wayne County   
   prosecutor Lisa Lindsey said. Judge James Callahan advised   
   Wimbush to tell him if there are any more threats.   
      
   Meanwhile, Wimbush was released on a personal-recognizance bond   
   until his July 7 sentencing.   
      
   Pre-trial hearings that had been scheduled for Monday were   
   rescheduled to Thursday for codefendants Latrez Cummings, 19,   
   James Davis, 24, and Wonzey Saffold, 30.   
      
   http://www.freep.com/article/20140616/NEWS01/306160091/Steven-   
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