Police Arrest Primary Suspect In Greeley Bicycle Attack
GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Greeley have arrested the man who is the primary suspect in an attack on a bicyclist last month. The man police originally thought committed the crime remains a suspect in the case but as an accessory.
Officers arrested Damon Esposito after the attack. They have also arrested Timothy Pinkerton for the July 18 attack on Dennis Loeser.
Police say Loeser, 70, was riding his bike in the 900 block of 14th Avenue when Pinkerton, 30, who was walking down the street with Esposito, 34, knocked him off his bike. Police say Pinkerton began punching and kicking the victim and then stomped on his head.
Loeser was taken to Northern Colorado Medical Center. He was later flown to Denver Health Medical Center with serious injuries that included facial bone fractures.
According to court documents, Pinkerton faces several charges including assault with extreme indifference, assault with a deadly weapon and reckless assault causing injury.
Esposito has been charged with an accessory to the crime and tampering with evidence.
