Altmar, NY -- A jury in Albion Town Court will decide the fates of the two men charged in the assault of an Ithaca man in the Salmon River in April. A jury trial will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 27 in the court on Bridge Street in Altmar for Patrick A. Mahoney, 42, of state Route 13, Altmar, and...
Altmar, NY -- A jury in Albion Town Court will decide the fates of the two men charged in the assault of an Ithaca man in the Salmon River in April.
A jury trial will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 27 in the court on Bridge Street in Altmar for Patrick A. Mahoney, 42, of state Route 13, Altmar, and Robert R. Mahoney III, 45, of county Route 15, Boylston. They are charged with misdemeanor counts of assault and petit larceny and a state environmental conservation charge of fighting in a fishing access area.
The Mahoneys are accused of kicking and punching William Murray, 62, repeatedly and holding his head below water during an incident April 8 at the Ellis Cove fishing access area in Albion.
The Mahoneys' lawyer, David Antonucci of Watertown, said Murray was the aggressor and his clients defended themselves.
The pair was in Albion Town Court Monday to try to resolve the case. Both Antonucci and Oswego County Assistant District Attorney Mark Moody said the two sides could not come to any resolution concerning the case.
The two will be tried together and town Justice Howard Allen warned them they cannot during the trial blame each other for the incident.
The misdemeanor charges can result in fines of up to $1,000 and jail for up to one year. The DEC violation carries a fine up to $250 and imprisonment of up to 15 days.