The charge stemmed from an April 25th altercation between Linehan and a 15-year-old from Council Bluffs. According to the criminal complaint, Linehan, in his girlfriend’s 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, tried to pass the teen’s 2011 Dodge Ram truck. The vehicles made contact, and the two males pulled over and got out.

According to a witness, Linehan attacked the 15-year-old and knocked him to his hands and knees. The witness, a friend of the victim, began shooting cell phone video of the fight and caught on video Linehan kicking the teen twice while he was trying to get back up. The first kick knocked the teen’s cap off. The second kick knocked him unconscious.

After Council Bluffs Police investigated the incident for three weeks, Linehan was charged with willful injury causing bodily injury, a Class C felony, which carries a 10-year prison sentence. Linehan’s lead attorney, Chad Primmer, said one of the main reasons his client pleaded guilty was the strong possibility of a guilty verdict from a jury. Linehan originally pleaded not guilty on June 9th, and his trial was supposed to have started today (Tuesday).