Five Teens Arrested In Gang-like Assault Case

Five men from the Ogdensurg-Heuvelton area have been released under probation supervision after an alleged gang-like assault on a SUNY Potsdam freshman.

The incident took place in a first floor hallway inside Knowles Residence Hall when a Resident Assistant allowed the five men into the dorm around 12:45 a.m. last Thursday.

The group allegedly starting fighting with the unnamed victim, who was shoved and also punched in the nose and eye.

University police charged 19 year old Kevin Ritchie of 68 Delaney Road, Ogdensburg, with a felony charge of second-degree attempted gang assault and fifth-degree conspiracy.

Also facing the same charges are 19 year old Brett Bailey of Heuvelton, 19 year old Michael Raven of 11 McGowan Road, Ogdensburg, 19 year old Seadon White of State Route 68, Ogdensburg, and 19 year old Shaun Kennedy of Heuvelton.

Authorities say the fight may have been instigated by threats one of the attackers made to the victim’s ex-girlfriend.