5 men charged with assault in alleged fight
Five men are accused of ganging up on and injuring two other men in an early morning fight Sunday outside Pullman Park in Butler.
Charged with simple assault and conspiracy are Timothy J. Butler, 18, Brandon L. Fusaro-Podobensky, 20, and Jonathan M. Fusaro-Podobensky, 21, all of Butler; and Brandon A. Norris, 21, and Taylor W. Norris, 21, both of Butler Township.
Butler said the suspects shortly after midnight allegedly jumped Brandon Wojno, 19, of Clay Township and Richard A. Schlereth Jr., 24, of Butler.
Wojno and Schlereth told police they were walking across the parking lot when they exchanged words with the others, who started the fight.
Someone from inside a nearby bar saw the melee and called authorities. The suspects fled before officers got there, according to a police report.
Wojno, who had bruises on the left side of his face and was bleeding around the back of his left ear, was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital and treated for a concussion, police said
Schlereth suffered bruises on top of the forehead.
Officers later that night spoke to Brandon Norris and Taylor Norris, who both described the altercation as a “mutual fight,” the police report said.
Brandon Fusaro-Podobensky and Jonathan M. Fusaro-Podobensky both denied being at the fight.
