One person was in a medically induced coma last week in a business corridor in Staten Island, and the other is facing attempted murder costs.
The plaintiff, 28-year-old , Justin Melendez, was arraigned , Sept. 23 , in Criminal Court on charges that include attempted murder and first-degree rape in connection with the , Sept. 21 , strike in , Mariners Harbor.
Melendez, 28, who resides on , Van Pelt Avenue , within walking distance of the abuse, struck the victim in the mind with a ball bat, according to a legal problem.
Listed in prison data at 5 feet, 10 feet tall and 210 pounds, the accused had no previous history with the , NYPD , at the time of the invasion, a law enforcement source said.
Defense attorney , Mario Gallucci , noted Monday that his company is” conducting its own research into this problem”.
” We believe that when our research has concluded, my client will get vindicated”, Gallucci said.
Bail was set in Criminal Court at$ 300, 000 cash or$ 1 million bond. As of Monday, Melendez had never posted bail and was being held on , Rikers Island, documents show.
The strike
Police prosecutors allege they obtained video security showing the murder play at around  , 10 p. m.  , on the 2200 stop of , Forest Avenue.
An , NYPD , spokeswoman described the attack as “unprovoked”. It was n’t clear Monday if the two men knew each other.
The victim, a 34-year old-man, suffered a fractured bones, cervical vertebrae bone, brain swelling and bleeding from the ear — eventually forcing doctors to place him in a medically induced sleep, the problem continued.
Melendez was arrested three days later, documents show.
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