Dayton man accused of critically injuring man with baseball bat indicted
A Dayton man is facing criminal charges after being accused of attacking another man with a baseball bat.
Steven Garcia, 33, was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on two counts of felonious assault Wednesday, according to court records. He was arrested Aug. 1 by detectives.
Garcia has been accused of assaulting a 29-year-old man with a baseball bat on July 30.
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A woman told police that she was inside a house in the 1600 block of Meriline Ave when she heard screaming. She went outside and saw a man bleeding from his head, according to an affidavit and statement of facts.
The man told the woman he head been assaulted with a baseball bat by Garcia. The woman told officers she also saw Garcia with the bat.
The woman took the man to Miami Valley Hospital for treatment.
When a detective went to speak to the victim, he was unconscious. Hospital staff told the detective that the man was “intubated and sedated due to sustaining serious head injuries requiring multiple surgeries,” court records show.
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The victim was critically injured in the attack. News Center 7 is working to learn an update on his condition.
Garcia is not in custody at this time. He’s scheduled to be arraigned on Aug. 25.
