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A 28-year-old man was allegedly beaten and dragged to a nearby residence, where police say he was tied up with an extension cord and left injured and bleeding.
Four Nantucket men are facing kidnapping and multiple assault charges after authorities say they attacked a man near a playground on Thursday afternoon.
According to a police report obtained by The Boston Globe, the suspects allegedly beat the 28-year-old victim and tied him up with an extension cord on Essex Road near Winter Park.
Nantucket police and state troopers responded to the area around 4:30 p.m. following reports of the attack. When officers arrived, they said they found the man’s arms had been restrained with the cord, which was wrapped around his torso.
The victim was also bleeding from his mouth and nose and had abrasions on his face, according to the report.
The man told investigators that four men had attacked him and forced him to a nearby residence against his will. The motive for the alleged assault was not immediately clear.
Police identified the suspects as Calray Brown, 31, Dijon Hazel, 30, Newton Lawrence, 34, and Alvin Barnett, 21, all of Nantucket, according to Police Chief Jody D. Kasper.
Police told the Globe that a witness video captured the incident, which allegedly shows Lawrence striking the victim in the head with a wooden stake and Hazel and Barnett punching him while Brown held him down.
The victim was treated at the scene by the Nantucket Fire Department before being taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police told the Globe.
All four men were arrested and face charges including one count of kidnapping, one count of assault, 16 counts of assault and battery, and four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to the report.
They have since been released on bail and are scheduled for arraignment on Monday.
Morgan Rousseau is a freelance writer for Boston.com, where she reports on a variety of local and regional news.
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