Published Thursday, July 24, 2008

Man hit with baseball bat in fight over girl

By Amy Lott

The Times-Herald

A Coweta man was airlifted to an Atlanta hospital early Wednesday afternoon when he was assaulted with a baseball bat during a fight over a girl, authorities say.

Major James "Jimmy" Yarbrough, of the Coweta County Sheriff's Office, said Gregory Allan Little, 38, was taken to Atlanta Medical Center after he was struck on the back of the head by Joshua Stover, 21, of Newnan. Yarbrough said the altercation took place in front of several witnesses at Little's home on Price Road in the northern part of the county.

The cause of the fight appears to be a "mutual female acquaintance," Yarbrough said. Family members were expecting Little's release from the hospital sometime Thursday, Yarbrough said.