Dad indicted in teen fight involving baseball bat

YOUNGSTOWN — The father of the boy accused of beating a classmate with a baseball bat is under indictment for his involvement in the incident.

The Mahoning County grand jury indicted Charles E. Etto, 40, of Austintown, on Thursday on a felonious-assault charge.

The assault occurred about 3:30 p.m. Sept. 27 after 15-year-old Brandon Stine and about 10 other teens showed up at the Ettos’ South Edgehill Avenue home, according to a police report.

Derek Etto, 16, who is accused of beating Stine with a baseball bat, told police immediately after the incident that he and the victim previously had exchanged words, and the victim made threats to harm him.

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