John Peters, age 32, of Conway, South Carolina, was arrested by New York State Police on Wednesday, May 19, after police responded to a home in the town of Fishkill, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
During an investigation of the incident, troopers found that Peters struck the victim with a lawn chair causing the victim to suffer serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Hicks said.
He was arrested and charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
Peters was arraigned before the town of Wappinger Court and released on his own recognizance to return on Wednesday, June 16.
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