AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB) – A 19-year-old Amherst man is under arrest, accused of a serious assault on a UMass student.
Amherst Police Lt. Ronald Young says that just after midnight Friday, officers responded to the intersection of Kellogg Avenue and North Pleasant Street after a report of an assault.
When officers got there, they found a 21-year-old man unresponsive and suffering from head trauma.
The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to Baystate Medical Center where he is listed in serious but stable condition. Investigators believe that his injury is not life-threatening at this time.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim and the suspect, identified by police at 19-year-old James Anthony Harris of Amherst, got into a verbal exchange on the street.
Harris then allegedly hit the victim in the face, causing him to fall back and hit his head on the sidewalk.
Young says that Harris then fled the scene, but was found hiding in a Kellogg Avenue apartment a short time later.
Harris is charged with assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. He is being held pending his arraignment Friday in Eastern Hampshire District Court.
Young notes that the investigation remains ongoing.
What a loser.
What a loser.
I UNDERSTAND THIS BUT WHY WOULD THEY HOLD HIM & IN THE LAST TWO SIMILAR CASES EVEN THE ONES WHERE THE PERSON DIED WERE NOT HELD…I AM NOT SAYING WHAT THIS KID DID WAS OK…BUT I AM SURE THAT THERE IS A HELL OF A LOT MORE TO THIS CASE…THEY SHOULD ALL GET TREATED EQUALLY…AGAIN I AM NOT DEFENDING ANYTHING BUT IM SURE THERE IS SOMETHING NOT BEING SAID…JUST A THOUGHT
This is what happens when a Romney supporter and a Obama supporter cross paths at midnight in Amherst.
Not that violence is justified, but we have no idea what led to the altercation. Pass judgment after a two paragraph blurb if you want to, but I’ll withold mine until all the facts are known.
Not that violence is justified, but we have no idea what led to the altercation. Pass judgment after a two paragraph blurb if you want to, but I’ll withold mine until all the facts are known.