Third charge against mother of autistic son

JONESBORO - The Clayton County solicitor has brought a third charge against a woman who says she was trying to protect her autistic son. <br> <br> The third misdemeanor charge added Tuesday against 54-year-old Julia Munger is battery causing a visible injury. She already was charged with obstruction and battery of an officer stemming from the January confrontation when she stepped in between police and her son, 23-year-old Billy Munger. <br> <br> Police did not charge the son. <br> <br> Julia Munger pleaded innocent to the charges Tuesday. <br> <br> Police said Billy Munger was using the men&#39;s room in the Morrow Publix on January 13 when he began screaming. He threatened to kill a store manager who went to investigate. <br> <br> Munger originally was charged with obstruction. Solicitor Keith Martin says the additional battery charges are based on interviews Munger has given to reporters. <br> <br> If convicted, Munger faces a possible sentence of three years in prison and a three-thousand-dollar fine. The trial has been rescheduled for August 26.

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