New York firefighter undergoes surgery after beating ATTACKED SUNDAY AFTER ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 03/9/07 BY ERIK LARSEN COASTAL MONMOUTH BUREAU
Post Comment BELMAR A New York City firefighter, in full dress uniform, was badly beaten outside of Bar Anticipation after marching in the borough's St. Patrick's Day Parade, police said Thursday. Matthew Paglioni, 29, of New York was one in a contingent of representatives from the New York City Fire Department who participated in Sunday's parade, which drew about 100,000 spectators. Belmar Detective Sean Pringle characterized the incident as a random act of violence in which Paglioni was targeted simply because he "was at the wrong place at the wrong time" when the attack occurred just after 10:30 p.m. The victim and two others his girlfriend and another city firefighter were walking along 16th Avenue at Main Street in Belmar, when they were confronted by a man identified by police as Jeffrey Jordan, 25, of Howell, who was looking for a fight, Pringle said. Jordan had just been thrown out of Bar Anticipation by the business's bouncers for unknown reasons, Pringle said. Witnesses said Jordan was spewing profanities at the bouncers as he was escorted from the bar's grounds, punching street signs as he walked across the street, where he ran into the victim and his companions, Pringle said. "He started cursing at (the victim) and yelling at him," Pringle said. "The victim kept saying, "I don't want any trouble, please leave us alone, we're here for the parade.' " Pringle said Jordan managed to isolate Paglioni from his friends, and then punched him, knocking him to the ground. Jordan then continued to assault Paglioni until his friend, the other firefighter, managed to pin Jordan to the ground in the parking lot of the Getty station, Pringle said. The firefighter restrained the suspect until police from both Belmar and Lake Como arrived on the scene, he said. Paglioni, who required surgery after the attack, had his eye socket broken in four places and also suffered a broken tibia and fibia in the right leg, with another bone twisted in the attack. A steel rod had to be implanted in his leg, Pringle said. He was released Wednesday from Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, a hospital employee said Thursday. Jordan was charged with aggravated assault and lodged in the Monmouth County Jail in Freehold Township in lieu of $50,000 bail, where he remained Thursday night, Undersheriff Ted Freeman said. While the annual parade is billed as a family affair, it's also the most lucrative day on the calendar for the restaurants and bars of Belmar and its neighbor, Lake Como. Bar Anticipation, on 16th Avenue, is one of the largest taverns in the region, straddling the boundary separating the two towns, with the bar itself located within Lake Como. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
