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Man accused of attacking 2 men with baseball bat at New Year's Eve party

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Westmoreland County man is accused of attacking two men with a baseball bat at a New Year’s Eve party.

According to police, Adam Daniels went to the party at Sinister Muscle Cars on Forbes Trail Road because he knew his ex-girlfriend was going to be there.

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Witnesses said that Daniels started pushing people before taking a baseball bat outside and allegedly hitting two men, causing serious injuries.

"Next thing you know, there’s cops, ambulances up on the street with a baseball bat, and he hit two people in the face," said Justin Lilienthal, who hosted the party.

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One of the victims showed Channel 11 his battered and bruised face while he was still in the hospital. The other man was also hit in the face and taken to Forbes Hospital.

"I did not see the swinging of the bat, but I saw the kid on the ground holding, like, blood and asking for a towel," said Lauren McLaughlin, Daniels' ex-girlfriend. "I was in shock. I was in major shock. I don’t know where it came from. He’s a good guy; I have nothing bad to say about him. Something snapped.”

Daniels is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and is out on bail.