Ind. lawmaker attack may stretch to 1980s dispute

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By Jason Overholt

Story Created: Nov 2, 2009 at 10:39 AM EST

Story Updated: Nov 2, 2009 at 1:12 PM EST

CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — Associates of a central Indiana legislator beaten over the weekend say a 1980s legal dispute might have triggered the attack.

Indianapolis Rep. Ed DeLaney's wife says he had broken bones around his eye and five broken ribs from the attack Saturday in Carmel. Police officers arrested 38-year-old Augustus J. Mendenhall on attempted murder charges.

The Indianapolis Star reports DeLaney was among the attorneys involved in a legal fight after Mendenhall's father tried in 1983 to lease property for an adult bookstore.

Marion County Democratic chairman Ed Treacy says it appears Mendenhall was seeking revenge against DeLaney.

Former state Democratic chairwoman Ann DeLaney says her husband hadn't met Mendenhall before and thought he wanted legal advice about buying land in the area.

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