Wayne Treacy, Fla. teen, gets 20 years in prison for stomping attack on girl, 15

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Wayne Treacy walks into court before opening statements in his trial on Monday, July 9, 2012, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

/ Taimy Alvarez, Pool,AP Photo/South Florida Sun-Sentinel

(AP) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A South Florida teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a vicious stomping attack outside a middle school that left 15-year-old Josie Lou Ratley with permanent brain injuries.

PICTURES: Josie Lou Ratley, Steel-Toed Attack Victim

A judge imposed the sentence Monday on 18-year-old Wayne Treacy. He was convicted in July of attempted first-degree murder in the 2010 attack on Ratley outside the Deerfield Beach Middle School.

Treacy unsuccessfully used an insanity defense, claiming he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by the recent suicide of his older brother. The attack on Ratley came after the two of them exchanged a series of insulting text messages, including one about the dead brother.

Mental health experts agreed that Treacy suffers from mental illness, but prosecutors said he knew right from wrong.

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by nicci1982 October 24, 2012 2:31 PM EDT: I DONT CARE IF SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOUR DEAD MAMA COUSIN BRO OR WHATEVER NO ONE DESERVES TO BE BEATEN LIKE THAT UNLESS YOUR A CHILD ABUSER THEN I SAY STOMP AWAY; Reply to this comment


by ShawnMonik October 23, 2012 11:43 AM EDT: Thug? Really? Where r from? He it NOT a thug. Not sure of his history BUT I know he is NOT a thug.

If in deed this young girl sent a derogatory message pertaining to his dead brother, he may have flipped out. I would have. My brothers are my heros, dead or alive, I'd be upset if someone said something about them. Now, stomping her almost to death.....that's another story.; Reply to this comment


by Stentor7 October 23, 2012 3:54 AM EDT: Why oh why is it always Florida? They call California the Left Coast, but I think all the crazies settled to the bottom corner of the Atlantic.; Reply to this comment


by blindersoff October 23, 2012 12:37 AM EDT: Why didn't anyone break it up sooner! I don't care if I didn't know what was behind a beating, if I didn't see a gun I would never stand by and allow that. Even middle school has older children and teachers there.; Reply to this comment


by mississippigirl2012 October 22, 2012 10:22 PM EDT: Another Thug!!! He should has gotten life!!!; Reply to this comment


by askagain October 22, 2012 10:21 PM EDT: This guy is an animal. After looking at the pictures of the injured girl, it is hard to believe that any teenager could inflict such damage to another person. Twenty years is too short of a sentence. No amount of insults traded between this guy and the girl he permanently damaged warrants his behavior.; Reply to this comment


by FormerUSMCSergeant October 22, 2012 10:03 PM EDT: Treacy unsuccessfully used an insanity defense, claiming he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by the recent suicide of his older brother.
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The elder brother committed suicide and this one near stomps a girl to death.
These parents must be very proud of their product.; Reply to this comment


by wennd2834 October 22, 2012 8:00 PM EDT: The attack on Ratley came after the two of them exchanged a series of insulting text messages, including one about the dead brother.; Reply to this comment