Body cam, 9-1-1 call, autopsy details shown in deadly assault trial

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A jury trial is underway for a man accused of punching an elderly man, who died days later.

On New Year’s Eve 2019, 19-year-old Charles Teeple IV allegedly assaulted 66-year-old Bruce Helmly at Basil’s Bar on Wilmington Island. Witnesses said the punch was unprovoked, and Teeple’s motives remain unknown.

In 2023, Teeple’s attorney entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf and requested a jury trial…

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