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Two Men Attacked Near Bar
Man Held
November 7, 1985|By David Enscoe, Staff Writer
A Boca Raton real estate salesman was charged with beating two men with a metal fence post Wednesday after an argument outside a Boca Raton lounge.

Brian Lee Sorrentino [Now our GREAT CEO OF SYNJ], 28, of the 400 block of Northeast Third Street, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery and held in the County Jail on $3,000 bail, police said.

Injured in the attack were Gregory Hess, 31, a certified public accountant from Lake Worth, and Eric Silvertson, 35, the marketing director at a St. Paul, Minn., medical center.

Silvertson said in an interview that he and Hess were in a lounge on the 500 block of East Palmetto Park Road when Sorrentino made a pass at his date.

``He made a crude comment,`` Silvertson said, adding that he and Hess argued briefly with Sorrentino in the bar, and later, in the parking lot.

``The guy left, and I thought it was over and done with,`` he said. ``Greg and I were discussing whether to drive or take a cab when all of a sudden this guy comes charging across the street with a pipe in his hand. It was startling.``

The victims told police they tried to take the fence post away from the suspect, but instead were struck repeatedly on the arms, legs, and bodies. Hess and Silvertson then fled, with the suspect in pursuit, said Boca Raton police officer Terry Walters.

During the chase, a police officer on patrol saw the suspect strike Hess with the fencepost, Walters said. He arrested Sorrentino without incident, Walters said.