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09/12/2006
Two accused of assault


Two men pummeled an illegal Mexican immigrant with a long-handled window scraper around 8 p.m. Sunday, Moon Township police said.

Officers said roommates Jose Q. Hernandez, 30, and Apolinar Zarco Gutierrez, 57, both of 219 Moon-Clinton Road, Apartment 3, assaulted Juan Ramon Solis Nino, no age or address provided, outside the apartment complex.

Both men are charged with aggravated and simple assault.

A witness, who said she saw the entire incident from her balcony, said the assault was unprovoked.

Ignoring her screams, the men beat Nino with the window scraper, police said. Gutierrez pulled a knife, but put it away and left the scene when the woman threatened to call police, officers said.

Police said Nino asked the witness not to call police. Later, he allowed her to notify authorities and take him to Sewickley Valley Hospital after he started feeling dizzy and ill.