LI man accused of beating man nearly unconscious in Farmingdale bar
A North Massapequa man has been arrested for beating another man nearly unconscious at a Farmingdale bar Saturday night, police said.
Police were called to Croxley’s Ale House shortly after 6 p.m. and there they discovered the semiconscious 27-year-old victim on the floor. He had been struck repeatedly on the head by 21-year-old Nicholas Checchia with an unknown object, police said.
The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of head trauma and police said his condition is unknown.
Checchia was found at his home and arrested about 10:30 p.m., police said. He was charged with second-degree assault and is expected to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead Sunday.
Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.
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