[UPDATED:] Man Convicted of Killing Bar Patron With Pool Cue

UPDATE: A bar patron was sentenced today to four years in state prison for killing another customer in a bar by hitting him in the head with a pool cue.

Richard Lee Thompson, 48, of Lakewood, who was found guilty by a jury on Jan. 13 of killing another customer at Breaker's Bar in Cypress by hitting him in the head with a pool cue, was sentenced today to four years in prison, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
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Thompson, who was convicted on one felony count of involuntary manslaughter by an unlawful act, had started an argument over a beer with 44-year-old Steven Toole at Breaker's on March 17, 2008.

During the bar fight, Toole pushed Thompson to the floor. Standing up, Thompson grabbed a nearby pool cue and swung it at Toole, striking him once in the head with the fat end. Toole immediately collapsed.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was placed on life support and died the next day.

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