I was thinking the same thing. With almost everyone having cell phones, I would think as long as you promptly notify the police, they would not press charges. But then again, there are probably plenty of 'Nifongers' out there who would jump at the chance to increase their hit rate by charging someone in that instance.
Morales’ sister, Margaret Morales, who lives in an apartment complex where the incident happened, said her brother was riding home with a man she knew only as “Victor” from a painting job. She said a child came to her door shortly after the incident and told her what happened.
Margaret Morales said that when she showed up at the scene, she found her brother bleeding from the head.
“(Last night) was one of the worst nights I’ve ever had in my life,” she said.