Batter up on the 4th of July
by Geep on Monday, July 7th, 2008 at 11:41am
“FALMOUTH, Mass. - A Cape Cod man faces charges for allegedly beating another man with a baseball bat because he thought he was a New York Yankees fan.
Authorities say 20-year-old Robert Correia is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Falmouth District Court on charges of assault and battery with a deadly weapon and malicious destruction to a motor vehicle.
Police say Saturday night’s alleged incident occurred when Correia and others spotted a car with New York license plates leaving Falmouth’s fireworks display.
The group accused the man, whose children were in the car, of being a Yankees fan, then beat him and vandalized his car. The man, whose name was not released, was treated at Falmouth Hospital with non-life threatening injuries to his head and body.
The incident is under investigation and others may be charged.”