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February 28, 2009 7:21 AM

Bat-wielding mom sentenced to 90 days in jail

Tammy Lee Gibson, 40, the Puyallup mother who became an Internet hero last year after she beat a convicted child molester with an aluminum baseball bat, was sentenced Friday to 90 days in jail for third-degree assault. Gibson pleaded guilty last month to taking a bat to convicted sex offender William Baldwin, 24, in June after learning that he had moved into a nearby trailer park.

Gibson told The Times that she became angry because she had seen Baldwin talking with her 10-year-old daughter. She went to Baldwin's home and attacked the 7-foot-3 man with the bat, an attack that drew praise from many Internet posters.

During an interview last year with Times staff reporter Noelene Clark, Gibson said she had only one regret over the attack: She wished she had done more damage.

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Should have gotten the "golden bat" award... Posted on February 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM by tsgt. Jump to comment

Only a good mom concerned for her children's welfare! But maybe children and families aren't important any more. I wonder if a... Posted on February 28, 2009 at 9:21 AM by tsaye. Jump to comment

Well, I wonder if the parents of the little thirteen year old girl stabbed to death last weekend in Vancouver Washington feel that Ms.Gibson... Posted on February 28, 2009 at 3:47 PM by cimmoron. Jump to comment

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