Judge sentences Duley brothers for Cave Creek aggravated assault
Staff reports

DESERT FOOTHILLS – A Maricopa County Superior Court judge late last month sentenced a North Valley man to 30 days in jail for physically attacking a Cave Creek dentist last year. The judge placed that man’s brother on probation for his role in the assault, which took place at a Cave Creek bar and restaurant.

Judge Margaret Mahoney sentenced Jay Duley, 24, to one month in jail and Charles Richard “C.R.” Duley, 26, to three years probation. Mahoney ordered both men to pay $1,000 each in restitution.

The Duley brothers in late November 2006 each pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault and were found guilty on Jan. 26, according to court filings.

The brothers on April 1, 2006, assaulted Dr. Kevin Harris inside Harold’s Cave Creek Corral.

In a written statement to Maricopa County Sheriff’s  deputies, Harris said the attack was “an unprovoked confrontation.”

He told investigators, “One of them grabbed me by the back of the head and pushed my face into the bathroom door,” according to the sheriff’s report. Harris was treated at a Scottsdale hospital immediately after the assault and later told investigators he had suffered kidney damage and a concussion.

Mahoney also ordered the Duley brothers to complete 100 hours of community service, to abstain from drinking alcohol, and to not have contact with each other, according to court records.

Attorneys representing the brothers did not return calls placed by The Desert Advocate seeking comment.