WATERTOWN, NY —Â Austin L. Ball, 35, of 3324 Quaker Rd., Gasport, NY, was charged by Watertown police at 7:22 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at 310 N. Michigan Ave. with felony counts of second-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Mr. Ball is accused of using a baseball bat to repeatedly strike Nathan J. Halaburka, 30, Watertown, causing an open gash to the back of his head at about 6:20 p.m. Wednesday at 310 N. Michigan Ave., according to court documents.
Police said Ball was previously convicted for contraband in a prison on Sept. 11, 2012, in Franklin County.
Ball was being held pending arraignment Thursday morning the County Court complex.
   