NEW PALTZ – Police say a domestic dispute escalated and resulted in a baseball bat attack that caused multiple injuries to a man’s face and head.
New Paltz police responded to a bar in the village at approximately 3:40 am on Wednesday and found a male victim. The victim and witnesses reported the victim was assaulted approximately an hour earlier. They identified a suspected assailant.
Based on that information, police arrested William Capuano, 28, of Gardiner. He is charged with one count each of assault, a felony, and criminal possession of a weapon a misdemeanor. He was sent to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail
