Conviction in cheesesteak shop beating

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - February 19, 2009

Twenty-year-old /*Kevin Bacci*/ of Devon was found guilty of aggravated assault but acquitted of attempted murder. He'll be sentenced April 15.

Bacci slammed victim /*Tony Chestnut*/ to the ground twice during a confrontation in December 2007 at /*Geno's Steaks*/. Chestnut suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractured vertebra, causing him to miss work for six months.

The fight evolved from harassment of another employee. Bacci testified that Chestnut threw the first punch, which Chestnut denied.

Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas Dempsey found Wednesday that Bacci's conduct "was the match that lit this fire." He acquitted Bacci's friend Michael Morrison of all charges.

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