Roshan Fernando, a warehouse employee in Staten Island (NYC), was arrested on suspicion of assaulting two men with a baseball bat during an argument at his workplace.
Another unidentified worker also struck one of the victims with a metal club, but he fled and has not been apprehended, New York police said. by posting his photo yesterday. The two victims were treated for serious injuries at Richmond University Medical Center. Their names were not revealed.
Fernando (46) was arrested and charged with felony assault. The brawl broke out after a 29-year-old customer got into an argument for unknown reasons with the two workers at Keshi’s Deli on Castleton and Port Richmond Aves., Port Richmond, around 11 p.m. Sunday, it reported. Daily News.
As the fight raged outside, the second victim intervened, at which point Fernando allegedly he hit him on the head with the metal stick. His colleague then attacked both victims multiple times in the head with a bat, police said.
NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the fugitive worker. Anyone with information should call to 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
In New York the interior and surroundings of warehouses are frequently crime scenes, both robberies and homicides. NYPD has alerted since last year for a growing insecurity in businesses and warehouses, including violent attacks involving employees and owners.
This week a 55-year-old man who had been knocked unconscious after being beaten in a brutal robbery outside a warehouse near his home in Brooklyn (NYC).
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