EAST BROOKFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts police have charged a man they say severely beat another man suspected of breaking into his family’s home.
The Telegram & Gazette (http://bit.ly/1GvXO6x ) reports that Gerard Beck Gaumond, of Telluride, Colorado, was released on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury.
Police say Gaumond chased 43-year-old Eric Sinclair from his family’s Warren home on Monday night, down a hill, over railroad tracks and across a river, repeatedly hitting him with a rock and a stick.
An officer said he witnessed Gaumond kick Sinclair, who was covered in blood and required hospitalization.
Gaumond told police Sinclair claimed to have a knife, but police did not find a weapon.
Gaumond’s lawyer said his client was agreeable to the bail conditions.
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Information from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.), http://www.telegram.com
