Son charged in father’s beating

Ronald Glen Coy

A Maryville man remained in custody at the Nodaway County jail Monday on charges of assaulting his father over the weekend, beating him so badly that the elderly victim had to be taken to the emergency room.

According to court documents, Ronald Glen Coy, 61, was being held on $50,000 bond on a single count of second-degree domestic assault, a Class C felony.

A probable cause statement filed in 4th District Circuit Court by Maryville Public Safety Officer Sarah Kahmann states that she responded to a medical emergency Saturday at a residence in the 300 block of East Eighth Street in Maryville.

Arriving at the scene, Kahmann reported finding Coy’s father, identified in court documents as V.C., sitting in a chair with his face “visibly cut and bloody.”

The victim, who also reportedly had blood on his hands, told Kahmann that his son “Ronnie” had assaulted him during an argument over spoiled meat.

V.C. also told the officer that Ronald Coy pushed him, knocked him down and kicked him several times near the kidneys, telling the alleged victim “the beating starts now.”

V.C.’s injuries were sufficiently serious that he was taken to the St. Francis Hospital emergency room. According to Kahmann’s report, a nurse subsequently told her that Ronald Coy admitted striking his father in the jaw, possibly breaking it.

Upon being contacted by authorities, Kahmann stated, Coy is said to have claimed his father “jumped” him.

In setting bond, a judge issued a protection order barring Coy, should he be released, from communicating with the reported victim or coming within 900 feet of V.C.’s residence.

If convicted, Coy could be sentenced to a prison term of between two and seven years, a one-year term in the county jail, or a fine of up to $5,000.