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Man Hit Victim Over Head With Guitar In Capital Region, Police Say

A Capital Region man is facing a felony charge after allegedly striking another person over the head with a guitar.

Nicholas Gidley.

Nicholas Gidley.

Photo Credit: Saratoga County Sheriff's Office // Google Maps street view

Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Clifton Park residence on Lapp Road for an assault at around 1 p.m. Monday. March .

An investigation found that Nicholas Gidley, 34, intentionally injured another person by striking them over the head with a guitar, sheriff’s officials said. The instrument was considered a “deadly weapon or dangerous instrument,” according to deputies.

Gidley was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault, a felony, and was later released on an appearance ticket to Clifton Park Town Court.

The victim was taken by ambulance to Samaritan Hospital for treatment of a laceration to their head. Authorities did not speculate on what led up to the alleged attack.

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