DEWITT -- Two men are facing charges in the robbery and assault of a man outside a DeWitt apartment complex.
DeWitt police arrested Gaetano Colozzi, 21, and William Jackson, 30 for the attack. It happened Thursday in the parking lot of the Springfield Gardens Apartment Complex on Caton Drive.
23-year-old Augustus Allen, of Syracuse, was dropped off in the back parking lot. When he got out, he was beaten and robbed.
Colozzi is charged with robbery and assault as well as criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of marijuana. He is scheduled to appear in the Town of DeWitt court on April 12th.
Jackson is charged with robbery and assault. He turned himself into police today.
Anyone with information should call DeWitt police at (315) 449-3640 or email tips to tips@townofdewitt.com.
DeWitt police are investigating an overnight robbery and assault.
It happened around 1:15 a.m. in the parking lot of the Springfield Garden Apartment complex at 26 Caton Drive.
Police say 23-year-old Augustus Allen was dropped off in the back parking lot of the complex. When he got out of the car, police say, Allen was jumped by 8 to 10 black men who approached him from behind a nearby parked car. Police say the men knocked Allen to the ground, assaulting him and stealing some of his personal belongings.
Allen was able to make it to a nearby apartment where the tenant called 911.
Allen was taken to SUNY Upstate Hospital where he is being treated for a broken nose, numerous contusions, lacerations and abrasions.
If you have any information, call DeWitt police at (315) 449-3640 or email a tip to: tips@townofdewitt.com.
