Self-represented defendant convicted of felony assault, phone destruction in Dawson County

A jury on Monday found Terry Fuhrmann guilty of one count assault with a weapon and one count criminal destruction of a communication device, both felonies, following a daylong trial in Seventh Judicial District Court. Fuhrmann will appear for sentencing on Dec. 29.Dawson County Attorney Brett Irigoin and Fuhrmann, representing himself, settled on the 13 jurors to present evidence and a defense by 11 a.m. Monday, moving right into the parties’ opening statements to kick off the trial. DCSO Deputy Brett Patterson shows the jury an evidence bag containing a damaged cell phone seized on Feb. 2, 2026, in the case against Terry Fuhrmann.

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