BROCKTON, Mass. (WHDH) — A Brockton man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to accusations that he assaulted a man in a liquor store parking lot.

Brockton police responding to the area of Pleasant Street at around 10 p.m. Tuesday said they found a 54-year-old man seriously injured. The man was taken to Brockton Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Jean Dazile, 28, was taken into custody in connection with the fight. Police said he attacked the victim with a baseball bat. The incident happened near where a young man was shot and killed over the weekend.

He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday and his lawyer said he was not there at the time the assault took place.

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