South Philly duo nabbed for Old City beat-down
Police arrested two South Philadelphia men in the April 30 beat-down in an Old City parking lot that left a 27-year-old man hospitalized with a broken jaw and shattered eye socket.
South Philly duo nabbed for Old City beat-down
Police arrested two South Philadelphia men in the April 30 beat-down in an Old City parking lot that left a 27-year-old man hospitalized with a broken jaw and shattered eye socket.
Michael Russo, 21, of Carlisle Street near Snyder Avenue, and Edward Costello, 19, of Smedley Street near Oregon Avenue, were charged with aggravated assault and related offenses, police said. Police are still seeking two other suspects.
The victim, whose name was withheld by police, and his friend, 25, left the Mad River Bar, on Chestnut Street near 2nd, about 2 a.m. and headed toward the E-Z parking lot on the same block. A few minutes later, Russo allegedly began arguing with the younger man. Russo and his friends allegedly chased the pair into the lot and began hitting the younger man. They turned their aggression toward the 27-year-old when he intervened to defend his friend. Russo allegedly punched the victim into unconsciousness. The victim required six stitches to his forehead. Surveillance cameras caught the episode on tape, which police released last week. Tipsters helped police identify the bullies.
Detectives still are seeking two suspects. Both are white men in their mid 20s; one wore a black T-shirt with light pants, while the other wore a white T-shirt with black pants. To see the surveillance video, click here or go to http://phillypolice.com/news. Call detectives at (215) 686-3093 with tips.
i wonder how a 19 year old child was out all night drinking in old city, unchecked? don't bars pay massive fines for underage drinking? derelicts....— UncleJoe1- Ah, the youth of today. Guns, knives or pounding a person into unconsciousness with some of your life long friends. Just proves how cowardly some people can be.— deanwermer
- Look at these lowlife losers. Meathead in the first picture looks like he can barely grow a beard. He's gonna make a pretty wife in prison.— Jesus_the_Gardener
Comment removed.- so the cops have nothing better to do than a city-wide manhunt for a bar fight? wonder how little would have been done if the "victim" wasn't a son of PPD officer, or was black— TheRevoltionWillNotBeTelevised
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- UncleJoe1, get real. This POS was not "a 19 year old child." This POS is an animal who happens to be 19 years old.— Dolly92748
- I agree with Jesus the Gardner; this guy will make a good wife in prison. Just close your eyes and feel the pain.— paulfromtheoblongtable
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- i hope ramsey throws the book at these punks. when one thinks of terroism they think of people from other country's...well one can certainly say this guy was terrorized by these punks. glad to see cameras are finding these pieces of trash!i like his hair, i bet bubba in prison will think he is real cute as well. enjoy! regarding the man hunt comment--i don't care who this kid is, such things shouldn't happen to anyone. if we can't be safe, what do we have?— Notmyname
- If they were black we would have been talking about 2 shooting victims— Clark Griswold
- You know as well as I do, there are just as many white thugs in Philadelphia. They may not resort to gun violence as much, but they are scumbags at the highest level. I'm glad to see these idiots faces pasted on the web. Let it be known that whites have there share of low-lives as well. — dungaroo
- Use these two punks as examples. No "community service", plea deal. Put these punks in with some hard core inmates, and let them get "educated" about how tough they are when they don't outnumber somebody 4 on 1. Real tough guys. Hope the cops get the other two slime.— dogman5
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If all of these kids were black it wouldn't even be in the paper. I don't really know what to think about that but the thought popped into my head.— KINGOFZED
