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Cops: Teen charged in assault posted online

Originally published: August 7, 2009 11:03 AM
Updated: August 9, 2009 5:21 PM
By JOSEPH MALLIA AND STACEY ALTHERR  joseph.mallia@newsday.com, stacey.altherr@newsday.com

A teenage boy walked up to another and punched him in the face in an attack in a Massapequa nature preserve that was posted on YouTube, police said Friday.

The teen, Ryan Codey, 16, of Farmingdale, was arrested Thursday night and charged with second-degree assault, a felony. If convicted, he faces up to 7 years in prison.

The victim, 16, who police described as a “former friend” of Codey,...

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