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BARNSTABLE, Mass. -- A Massachusetts judge has freed a Cape Cod man accused of using a baseball bat to assault a New York man because he thought he was a Yankees fan.

Robert Correia was released on personal recognizance Friday by Barnstable Superior Court Judge Gary Nickerson under several conditions, including random alcohol testing.

The 20-year-old Falmouth man had been ordered held without bail earlier this month by a district court judge.

Correia is charged with beating William Nestor, of Northport, N.Y., with an aluminum bat as Nestor's family waited in traffic following a July 4 fireworks display.

Nestor said he was attacked after he asked a group to stop taunting people with New York license plates.

Correia claims he acted in self defense.

-- The Associated Press

 Tags  New York

Comments

m said:

I'm a Sox fan, but this is outrageous and it goes to show how faulty our justice system really is. This Correia kid should have charges dealt on him. Self-defense? are you kidding me? YOU did the attacking you a-hole.

Not all ppl from the Tri-State area and New England area are Red Sox or Yankees fans. This kid is an effing piece of scum.

Link | July 25, 2008 4:39 PM
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