Daman Lehman (25) put a man in a coma because the man commented on the car Lehman was riding in

[boogieman]

PUYALLUP, Washington ?

A 21-year-old Puyallup man is in a coma after prosecutors said he was punched twice for making a comment about the rims on another man's car.

James Foster remains in Tacoma General Hospital on life support with severe head injuries.

Pierce County Prosecutors said Foster was punched by 25-year-old Daman Lehman outside a Puyallup bar Friday after he complimented the rims on a car Lehman was riding in.

"He loves cars, and he said, 'Nice car. What kind of rims you got on there?' and (Lehman) said, 'That's a stupid question,' and he hit him," James' father, Darrell Foster said.

According to a probable cause document, Lehman suddenly hit Foster once in the face. Eyewitnesses said Foster stood motionless, then Lehman hit him again, this time much harder. Foster fell to the ground and struck his head on the pavement. Witnesses said they heard Lehman say, "I put people to sleep, that's what I do," as he left the scene.

Lehman was arrested after gave police the license plate number of the car he was riding in. Prosecutors said he confessed to attacking Foster during interviews with investigators.

He pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault in Pierce County Superior Court. He is free on $75,000 bail.

"That was hard because (James is) laying there, fighting for his life," said Lisa Foster, James' mother, after Lehman's court hearing.

"If the glass (at the courtroom) wasn't there, I think I would have gone through the glass," Darrell Foster said. "You want to choke him, you know? You look at him and you think, 'My son's in a coma.'"

James Foster's parents said doctors have given them little hope of his recovery.

"They have no idea, they have no idea," Darrell Foster said. "They said he might never wake up, he might not talk."

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/crim...ut-car-/nNPq3/

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[CanaryDiam]

At first glance I thought he was Ronnie from Jersey Shore!!

It's interesting how he created that facebook account the day after the news story... his about me says he had to make a new account because some kids decided to spam his old one. I'm assuming that spam was actually people posting about what he did, wish we could see the old one.

[Seraphim]

I was curious as to what he meant about they were "wifes business". I googled the number he was blasting and went to the facebook it linked to. The owner is saying that's a fake page that was set up to fuck with HIM. He is saying that they're assuming that it is his (Daman's) wife's business because he maiden name was Acoba. The owners name is Jeff.
https://www.facebook.com/acobadesign/page_map

[Its Me De]

woo hoo! I was relieved to see this.
I really hope the cocky suspect gets prison!

http://www.kirotv.com/videos/news/fa...im-will/vG7fw/

[Its Me De]

http://michellerobert.hubpages.com/h...h-Daman-Lehman
I read this blog and agreed with everything the blogger said. Dude needs to be locked up for life if he simply can't take a compliment then, I would hate to see what he would do in an argument. He also has a domestic violence on his record. I know, I was shocked too. I feel for his girlfriend and the child. When you put tons of money into your Lexus and rims, you're bound to get a compliment! It comes with the territory.

[mialynneb]

Posted by vice86 at 5:27 p.m. May. 5, 2012
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He even looks like a douche. "I put people to sleep, that's what I do"....hopefully he goes to jail...where guys put dicks in guys...that's what they do.

Possibly best comment ever on a news article.

This guy is a grade-a douchebag. Who does that? I don't even..

[TheFavoriteDaughter]

Reading through the comments, friends and family are saying that Foster had been harassing making snide comments all night to Lehman and his wife. Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. The media does like to sensationalize though.

[strmmrgrrl]

Reading through the comments, friends and family are saying that Foster had been harassing making snide comments all night to Lehman and his wife. Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. The media does like to sensationalize though.

I love how his family members are trying to justify his brutality. So what if he was making snide comments? That gives you the right to beat him into a coma? Anger management dude.

[TheFavoriteDaughter]

I love how his family members are trying to justify his brutality. So what if he was making snide comments? That gives you the right to beat him into a coma? Anger management dude.

Well, no. If the guy was continually harassing him and followed them outside, I could see how the situation became what it did. I'm not excusing his reaction, but he hit him twice and the guy hit his head which led to the coma. There very well could be more to the story then what the media is telling us.

[strmmrgrrl]

Well, no. If the guy was continually harassing him and followed them outside, I could see how the situation became what it did. I'm not excusing his reaction, but he hit him twice and the guy hit his head which led to the coma. There very well could be more to the story then what the media is telling us.

Fair enough. But still, harassing some one and being a legitimate physical threat are two different things. He still should have kept his hands to himself.

[TheFavoriteDaughter]

Fair enough. But still, harassing some one and being a legitimate physical threat are two different things. He still should have kept his hands to himself.

True.

[morbidT]

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/loca...en-coma/nNWMg/

ACOMA, Wash. —

A vigil is set for this weekend for a Pierce County man who was beaten into a coma in what prosecutors are calling a savage and unprovoked attack.



The attack happened last Friday night outside a Puyallup bar.



Investigators believe James Foster complimented Daman Lehman about his car, and when he asked him what type of rims he had, investigators said Lehman exploded and hit Foster several times.



Foster has been unconscious and unresponsive ever since. His parents think he may also be partially paralyzed.



His family plans to hold a vigil for their son at Tacoma General Hospital on Saturday at 8 p.m.

[Nancy Drew]

Yeah, no excuse for it to get to that point.