Overview
- Hopkinton police responded to a fight at Sandy Beach on Lake Maspenock and initially separated the men before reviewing surveillance footage.
- Officers say the video shows Steven Dana slapping the younger man and then forcefully holding him under the water until bystanders pulled him off.
- Police say the 21-year-old victim uses crutches after a prior serious accident and both men declined medical attention at the scene.
- Dana was arrested at his home without incident and charged with attempted murder, two counts of strangulation or suffocation, and assault and battery on a disabled person; he is being held without bail pending arraignment in Framingham District Court.
- Hopkinton police called the episode senseless violence, urged residents to report bylaw violations to authorities rather than intervene, and noted the only boat ramp on Lakeshore Drive is limited to town residents for the season.