Social media post helps police nab assault suspect

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NEWBURGH – A posting on social media helped Newburgh City Police arrest a man for allegedly beating another man with a chain.
The attack in the area of 478 Broadway on Saturday, May 20, was posted on Facebook and YouTube and aided police in the arrest of Carlos Melendez on Wednesday, May 24. He was charged with first-degree assault.
It was first believed that the victim was an intoxicated man on the sidewalk, but investigation, including with examination of the social media postings, confirmed he had been attacked. Whoever recorded the videos and posted them has since taken them down, police said.
Authorities are continuing to search for the identity of a second victim in the assault.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Newburgh Police Detective Division at 845-569-7509. All calls will be kept confidential. 




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