Hoboken Man May Lose Eyesight After New Year's Eve Assault, Police Say
Six men — four of whom were underage — assaulted a 50-year-old man on New Year's Eve in Hoboken.
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A Hoboken resident who told police he was attacked by six teenagers on New Year's Eve, may lose sight in one eye, police said on Thursday.
Spencer Perez and Rolando Santiago, both 18, from Hoboken, and four male juveniles — two 17-year-olds from Hoboken, a 17-year-old from Jersey City, and a 16-year-old from Hoboken — were arrested by Hoboken police and charged with aggravated assualt and endangering an injured victim, police said.
The victim, 50, told police he walked home around 2:30 a.m. on New Year's Eve after parking his car in an uptown garage. As he walked westbound on 12th Street, between Hudson and Washington, he noticed a group of six men who had just come from a party.
Police said that the victim immediately thought, "this looks like trouble." The men, however, kept walking without interacting or provoking the group of young men, police said.
He was then attacked from the back, and the six men started to beat him, police said.
After the assault, the men allegedly left the victim in the street.
The victim's wife thought he had gone missing when he didn't return home, police said. She later found out that he was in the hospital. A Hoboken ambulance worker, who had transported the victim, called in the accident to police headquarters.
The case now goes to trial. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office may prosecute the juveniles as adults, police said, due to the serious nature of the attack.
Ojo Rojo
12:59 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
They all are old enough to know what they did was wrong. They all should be charged as adults and removed from society.
luis allende
11:23 am on Friday, February 15, 2013
not even that serious
XJS
1:10 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
This is terrible for the victim. I sincerely hope these delinquents get the maximum penalty.
hob.born_n_raised
1:10 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
extremely sad! is this what Hoboken youth has come to? so young and hopeless - most will say lock them up and throw away the key, but will that benefit anyone in this situation? Of course the law shall play a part...but what are some other solutions? & also at the same time the victim deserves justice! Prayers go out to the victim and his family.
Eric
12:00 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
At 16,17 and 18 years old, you've known the difference between right and wrong for years. This isn't the act of hopelessness, it's an act of selfishness, ego and anger. They didn't steal a loaf of bread because they were starving, they ganged up and beat up a much older man so bad he's going blind. Other solutions. Walking the streets minding your own business and not attacking people? Also known as growing up and not being a punk.
Eric
1:10 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Cowards. Not only do they gang up on him but they attack him from behind.
EJay
1:10 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
A classic case of "Where were their parents?" Why are 16 and 17 year-olds allowed to be out until 2:30am?? Staying out after midnight, even on NYE, is only appropriate for adults. So sorry for the suffering of this man and I hope they DO get prosecuted as adults!
HobokenTownie
1:11 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Are Spencer Perez and Rolando Santiago products of the lovely Hoboken Public School system? Is Spencer the same star QB? These guys are trash....
Redwing forever
1:14 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
What goes on in Hoboken High School in December in the School 3 Kids went wild iand now are not allowed in school and now this. If you have the principal that was a bar maid you think it is ok for bar fight it is some thing a man may lose his eye. time for a change in the high school.
puzzledone
3:30 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
So...because 3 students were expelled/suspended for going wild, and 4 more just assaulted someone on new years at a holiday, you should replace the principal...seemingly because she has witnessed bar fights? I don't see students removed from school as taking too light of a tact. Seems we should have some better parental responsibility, but that's just me.
AGreenerHoboken
3:30 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Absolutely horrifying news! But "Redwing forever," how could you blame a school, let alone a principal? What a lame attempt to find an answer to a disgusting event. Why not blame the high school football coach? What about their PAL football coaches? What about their junior basketball coaches? All of these individuals surely spent more hours in the day with these kids and could have influenced their actions on New Years Eve.
Or maybe as "Ejay" wrote, "where are the parents?" Why are these "kids" out until 2:30am? Wouldn't these questions seem more plausible?
We may never know what prompted these "kids" to attack, but it seems the only people we can blame are the attackers. Let the police and courts deal with them, let everyone learn from this horrible event and please, be careful at whom you point fingers.
Eric
12:00 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
That made no sense. Could you translate that when you sober up?
Journey
11:08 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
What one does to put themselves through school should not be held against them unless it was criminal.
So she worked at bar. As youth my hubby worked for a butcher, doesn't mean he can't make a broken Mac purr like a kitten and dictate what goes on every Mac at his huge corporation? I was camp councilor, which has nothing to do with my IT jobs.
What do you do for a living? What did you used to do?
gettheledout44
11:09 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
so we're supposed to believe that a 50 y.o. man walking by himself at 2:30 in the morning on a dark street started something with 6 teenager boys. Were they out working on their eagle scout badges? And then to deal with this drunken guy they beat him to a pulp and leave him bleeding in the street with his eye destroyed. is that what your excellent lawyer is telling you to say?
is Spencer Perez the same Whiz Kid that patch did a story on? says he skipped a grade and wants to go to west point. If it's not the same kid than patch should clear it up. are there 2 18 yo spencer perezes in hoboken?
http://hoboken.patch.com/articles/whiz-kid-star-quarterback-spencer-perez#comments_list
And I want to know if all these kids go to hoboken high. look at channel 77 now and you will see the school board meeting. they went into closed session for hours and came back out and suspended three kids for the rest of the school year for incitement to riot. are these the same kids or three more trouble makers? the story says the new years attackers may be charged as adults so their names will come out.
HOBO87
11:08 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Good work by the police making arrests, though the suspects deserve their day in court if they claim they are innocent. But if they have the right people, this kind of thing doesn't happen very much in Hoboken, which probably means many kids though inclined to this thing in the wrong circumstances realize they are risking jail time. So it's important to give these guys plenty of jail time to reinforce that idea. Who will benefit if Hoboken is perceived as a place where you can't get away with this kind of thing is...everyone in Hoboken except the worst elements. So I say throw the book at them, not vindictively, but because it can actually protect us from being future victims.
Showalter
11:07 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Did anyone mention the man was drunk and talking dirty to high school girls . I bet kno cause the city has to cover that up also not mentioned he is also a former FBI agent why is no longer a FBI agent lets look at his background I see lets keep is background prvt but let's destroy your youth. Truth is he got what he needed talkin to young girls in that manor
gettheledout44
12:00 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
So the defense is that some old dude talked dirty to some h.s. girls (roaming around at 2:30 in the morning with 6 guys - how big was the group?) and the boys were so offended that they had to beat him to a pulp? Too bad their parents didn't teach them about sticks and stones. face it parents, you did a lousy job.
and the only thing the city covered up was the crime. why did we have to wait a month to hear about this kind of crime happening on our streets? this wasn't a drunken brawl at a downtown bar or a drug deal gone bad in the hood. this was a guy who got jumped walking by himself from his car to his house.uptown.
HobokenTownie
2:51 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
Your post is very funny.....however, ghetto justice should stay in the ghetto. 6 on 1 is never justified. The "youth" stomped an adult, now they should pay with their freedom....you can always go and visit them in jail and relive Redwing fever!
Ojo Rojo
2:51 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
No matter what he said, that is no excuse for 6 men to jump him, beat him to a pulp and cost him an eye. You live in a civilized society with rules. Learn to follow them lest you be removed from civilization and incarcerated in an 8x10.
ThisMeansWar
2:51 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
Lashing out wildly in all directions as always. Showalter shares your hatred of the administration. You two should be able to come to an arrangement.
What cover-up are you talking about? The city prevented Patch & HR from reporting?
Showalter
11:07 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
That's old Hoboken
Fo Sho
11:07 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Saw the FB pages of these punks, one guy looks like a cracked out Steve Urkel and the other like a gay Pitbull. I wish they tried to jump me or someone a few decades younger. They will have to enjoy the booty train in Kearny now.
luis allende
11:23 am on Friday, February 15, 2013
lmao
Eric
11:40 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Shoalter, you watch too much TV. Even if he did say something to some girls you can't beat someone blind for it. That's fact, that's reality. Even if someone picks a fight with you, you can only go so far in defending yourself. Once you cross that line between defense and revenge, you're going to jail. Don't believe me?? Ask any cop.
Hobocobo
4:54 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
Reject
Hobocobo
4:35 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
The man was beat by these kids was parking his car at an uptown garage and walking 2 blocks home. These kids were out on the sidewalks after being at a party in the applied housing building on 12th and Hudson. I live a few blocks from there and I have seen the people who come in and out of that building. Why that building is located next to prime real estate sure beats me! These hood rat kids need to face the full penalty. They know right from wrong and Luis Allende (the person who left the second comment) ought to be locked up with them for making such an ignorant comment. I wouldn't be surprised if he/she was a parent to one of these dumb ass kids.
RedwingForLife
12:00 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
You guys don't even know the real story, that's a shame. And watch out who your calling hood rat kids Hobocobo.
Bob-N-Weave
6:29 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
First, may I say- " May he who is without sin CAST the first stone"
Second, there are those who should get punished for what they did, and the courts will determine that. There have been some being accused of this crime for simply being in the vacinity of the assault. Should they get convicted? there was a time when you could jump in and try and rescue the victim BUT in today's society you get charged for doing that as well. So, you all know that most of you would not have jumped in, and I (although would have jumped in to help) understand. I have one charge against myself for helping a girl who was getting beat up by her boyfriend, when I helped, she had me charged for assaulting him, I have another charge for beating up two guys who attempted to rob me, because they went to the hospital for me opening up ones eye, and knocking out the others tooth.
you cannot judge the crime without the evidence. LET THE COURTS DO THEIR JOB. NONE OF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO BE A JUDGE!
AND SOME OF YOU MOST LIKELY WHEN DRUNK (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE) GET ROUDY ENOUGH TO DO SOMETHING YOU WOULD OTHERWISE REGRET WITH THOSE BEER MUSCLES....
Bob-N-Weave
6:29 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
First, may I say- " May he who is without sin CAST the first stone"
Second, there are those who should get punished for what they did, and the courts will determine that. There have been some being accused of this crime for simply being in the vacinity of the assault. Should they get convicted? there was a time when you could jump in and try and rescue the victim BUT in today's society you get charged for doing that as well. So, you all know that most of you would not have jumped in, and I (although would have jumped in to help) understand. I have one charge against myself for helping a girl who was getting beat up by her boyfriend, when I helped, she had me charged for assaulting him, I have another charge for beating up two guys who attempted to rob me, because they went to the hospital for me opening up ones eye, and knocking out the others tooth.
you cannot judge the crime without the evidence. LET THE COURTS DO THEIR JOB. NONE OF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO BE A JUDGE!
AND SOME OF YOU MOST LIKELY WHEN DRUNK (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE) GET ROUDY ENOUGH TO DO SOMETHING YOU WOULD OTHERWISE REGRET WITH THOSE BEER MUSCLES....
Eric
9:52 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
I made the mistake of doing that years ago, and the girl, who was a friend, treated me like I was the bad guy from stopping him from roughing her up. Lesson learned. I've seen stuff happen since on the street, I don't get physically involved, but I have stayed out of sight and called the cops. On the other incident. I know guys who've had the same thing happen. It's usually been because they didn't just defend themselves they went on to beat the holy hell out of the bad guys. Which is actually illegal even if they really kind of deserve it. The point is, some dude lost his eyesight and even if he said or did something, by law you can only take it so far before it's not self-defense anymore and it turns into revenge. The courts will work it out, but I know who I would bet on, and it's not those kids.
Bob-N-Weave
9:52 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
Hey, one final thought. If one of the accused is proven through a court of law that he is innocent of the charges, should he be able to file charges against the police? the system for failing? the idiotic people posting comments when they have no clue what the hell they are talking about! I guess we will find out once this whole thing finalizes... There may be overtime in this game people! if the assailants get their just due, shouldn't the falsly accused get their just due as well? their are a lot of people being charged without the actual facts. I could have been one, and said Mary Mo-hit him too, or Elton John.. should the police just throw them to the wolves because their name was mentioned.. WE HAVE BECOME A SOCIETY OF GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT!!!!!, NOT THE ACTUAL LAW OF INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!!!!
Bob-N-Weave
9:52 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
HEY, WHILE I AM ON A ROLE WITH MY GREAT COMMENTARY, ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW THE POLICE SAID THEY HAVE THIS ON FILM, AND YET THIS THING IS STILL BEING DRAGGED OUT!!!
LET THE VIDEO SPEAK- OOPS!!!! I GUARANTEE THERE IS NO VIDEO... AND IF THERE IS, I AM SURE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY MISTAKES MADE IN THIS INVESTIGATION THAT THE POLICE WOULD INCRIMINATE THEMSELVES FOR POOR EXECUTION OF POLICE-ING THE EVENT!!!!!
how could such a highl traffic area