The victim, a 21-yaer-old Ludlow man, remains at Baystate with serious head injuries.
WEST SPRINGFIELD - A 21-year-old Ludlow man, badly beaten by three men last week in the parking lot of Mingles Lounge on Riverdale Street, remains at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield with serious head injuries, police said.
One of his attackers, Kenneth James Jiles Jr., 26, of 161 West St., Apt. 27, Ware, denied a charge of attempted murder and other charges and was ordered held in lieu of $50,000 cash bail.
A bindover hearing to determine whether the case will be heard in District Court or Superior Court was set for June 4.
Police Capt. Daniel Spaulding said the incident began shortly before 1:30 a.m. on May 8 when police were summoned to a disturbance at the lounge.
Spaulding said the incident began when an altercation broke out either inside the bar or near the front door.
The man who was ultimately severely beaten was a friend of that initial victim. “This kid happened to be a friend trying to get the other guys off of him and they turned the attack on him,” Spaulding said.
Jiles was the primary aggressor and he repeatedly kicked the fallen victim in the head, Spaulding said, adding that he believes the victim is still in intensive care at Baystate.
Bar personnel broke up the fight, Spaulding said. When police arrived on the scene, they saw the victim motionless on the pavement and the three suspects running away.
They ultimately arrested all three, Spaulding said.
Roger J. Hartman, 23, of 80 Birch Park Circle, and Joshua Pagan of 67 High St., were charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Both denied the charges in district court and were ordered held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail. Pre-trial hearings for both were set for June 4.
Jiles was also charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest.