from The Patriot Ledger

A black man walking on a Milton street was attacked with a wooden stake and hit in the head with a metal pipe after someone in a group of white males yelled a racial slur at him, police said.

A 24-year-old Milton man has been ordered held on $5,000 cash bail after his arrest on hate crime charges. Deputy Police Chief Paul Nolan said detectives are trying to identify a second man being sought in the attack. (Read the full story here.)

Wicked Local also has a second article regarding this incident that reports on the neighborhood reaction. You can find that article here.