Several years in prison are likely for the man accused of punching a Woodside High School teacher last November after the teacher attempted to calm him down and discourage him from yelling obscenities at passersby near the school’s baseball field.
Lamarr Edward Timmons, 19, pleaded “no contest” to felony assault and inflicting great bodily injury in a plea bargain before San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Clifford Cretan on June 3, said Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
The plea bargain includes a maximum sentence of seven years in prison, Mr. Wagstaffe said. Sentencing is set for 8:45 a.m. Aug. 1. Mr. Timmons remains in custody on bail of $100,000.
His punch knocked out one of the teacher’s teeth and loosened another. The teacher, who was not identified so as to protect his safety, required about $5,000 in dental work, including steel pins to stabilize his teeth, according to a Sheriff’s Office report.
Mr. Timmons punched the teacher without warning as the teacher attempted to leave; he then fled the scene, the report said. The teacher’s hands were full with books and a backpack, so he couldn’t defend himself.
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