Judge frees Cape Cod man held in alleged baseball bat beating

BARNSTABLE— A Superior Court judge overturned a lower court’s decision yesterday and freed a Cape Cod man accused of using a baseball bat to assault a New York man because he thought he was a Yankees fan. Robert Correia of Falmouth was released on personal recognizance by Barnstable Superior Court Judge Gary Nickerson under several conditions, including random alcohol testing. The 20-year-old had been ordered held without bail earlier this month by a District Court judge. Correia is charged with beating William Nestor, of Northport, N.Y., with an aluminum bat as Nestor waited with his family in traffic after a July 4 fireworks display. Nestor said he was attacked after he asked a group of men to stop taunting people with New York license plates. Correia says he acted in self-defense. Nickerson admonished the media yesterday... [read full story]