On Aug. 29, at 8:47 p.m., New York state troopers and members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation assigned to the Dutchess County Fair detail, in Rhinebeck, responded to a report of a fight in progress on the midway.
At the scene, a 29-year-old man had bleeding from his face and significant swelling to his left eye, according to police. Investigators say that while that victim was waiting to board a ride, he was assaulted by three men, identified as 32-year-old Ryan A. Depew, of Catskill; 31-year-old Lloyd D. Depew, of Kingston; and 36-year-old Dennis J. Appollonia, also of Kingston.