INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indy man is facing brand-new felony charges for attempted murder after allegedly beating another man with a baseball bat in February.
Curtis Page Junior has already been in jail after being arrested for his alleged role in the shooting death of 39-year-old Corey Reed in a parking lot outside an east side liquor store in March. The accused murderer is now facing the following new felony charges:
- Attempted murder, level 1 felony
- Aggravated battery use when the assault poses a substantial risk of death, level 3 felony
According to court documents, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched on Feb. 9 around 6:22 p.m. to E. 28 Street and N. Dearborn Street after receiving reports that a man had sustained a possible broken jaw and head injury.
Officers arrived and found the victim to be in a "dazed" condition and was unable to answer any questions. Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to Methodist Hospital for medical treatment and further evaluation, court documents said.
While on scene, a witness told officers they observed a man police later identified as Page armed with a baseball bat and chasing another male on N. Dearborn Street.
The witness reportedly told police that they saw the victim fall to the ground before Page allegedly wielded the baseball bat and struck the victim "several times on the head and body" before leaving the area on foot, according to court documents.
Court documents show that police spoke with several other witnesses who shared similar testimonies about the circumstances surrounding the baseball bat attack.
Officers retrieved a baseball bat at the corner of E. 28th Street and N. Dearborn Street, a pair of headphones wrapped in children's clothing and a handful of tobacco products that were located next to a bloody spot where the victim was originally found, court documents said.
The extent of the victim's injuries was later revealed to officers, with medical personnel indicating that the victim suffered multiple fractures to the jaw and skull as well as a possibility of a brain bleed.
Investigators eventually connected the crime to Page by tracing cell phone data and utilizing an online reverse cell phone number look-up tool that investigators cross-examined with a white pickup truck reportedly belonging to Page Junior.
The investigators used this to submit a search warrant at T-Mobile to more accurately map the phone calls and text messages allegedly sent by Page within the time and date the incident took place.
During a follow-up interview, the victim allegedly told investigators that Page was the person responsible for the attack. According to court documents, the victim said they had known Page for a few years prior and had spent around four hours that day with Page, before going on to claim that Page was intoxicated from smoking formaldehyde and marijuana.
According to online court records, Page's surety bond has been set to $150,000. No other information about a potential trial date for the attempted murder charge was immediately available.
However, Page is set to appear before a jury trial on Aug. 12 at 8:30 a.m. for the unrelated murder charge brought against him in March.