Crime & Safety
Brutal Beating Occurs For 2nd Year In A Row At Conshohocken St. Patrick's Day Parade: Police
Another severe assault occurred at the parade this year, marking the second consecutive year with a similar incident.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — For the second year in a row, a brutal attack has left a victim seriously injured following the St. Patrick's Day parade celebrations in Conshohocken.
The latest incident occurred during the parade on March 14 at around 4:16 p.m.
Circumstances leading up to the attack on the 100 block of Fayette Street are not yet clear.
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Two individuals, 24-year-old Ryan Flannery of Pottsgrove and 21-year-old Caleb Mussmon of Landisville, knocked another man unconscious, police said.
Multiple witnesses identified the suspects and described the attack to police.
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The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Both Mussmon and Flannery were arrested on the scene.
Flanneyw as charged with aggravated assault "manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life" and related counts. Mussmon was charged with simple assault. Both were taken to Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
It comes after a group of five people attacked two women at the parade last year.
The suspects stomped, kicked, and punched the women while they were lying defenseless on their backs, according to police.
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