Butler man accused of attacking another man with baseball bat
A Butler man is accused of attacking another man with a baseball bat in the city this week.
Stephen M. Netz, 31, of Butler remains in the Butler County Prison on $25,000 bond. He is charged with felony assault.
The alleged attack Sunday night left the victim, a 21-year-old Massachusetts man, in need of hospital treatment for a bloody head wound and an injured knee, Butler police said.
Officers were called around 9 p.m. to investigate the suspected assault. They said they found the victim on West North Street, bleeding from the head and with a bruise on his right knee cap.
He told officers that Netz struck him in the head and knee with a baseball bat during an argument, police said. The victim allegedly recounted that the incident occurred at the defendant’s apartment on West New Castle Street, where he had been staying.
This is an excerpt from an article that appeared in Friday’s Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read the full report about the incident.
