Crime & Safety
Police: East Meadow Man Assaults Victim With Baseball Bat at Bar
According to Nassau Police, Joe Martins hit a male victim with the bat after an argument at Kiely's Bar in East Meadow.
An East Meadow man was arrested early Friday morning after he allegedly assaulted another man with a baseball bat at .
According to detectives, Joe Martins, 30, had an argument with another male, 33, while inside the Newbridge Road bar.
Martins left the bar and allegedly returned a short time later armed with a baseball bat. Police stated that he confronted the victim outside the building, striking him multiple times causing injuries to his left arm and cheek.
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The victim was treated and released from a local hospital. Martins fled the scene, but was located a short time later and placed under arrest.
Martins is charged with Assault 2nd degree and will be arraigned on Friday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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