Four men arrested in anti-gay Long Island attack

Four young men, all under 21 years of age, have been arrested in connection to a violent anti-gay attack in Babylon, N.Y., over the weekend, which resulted in the victims being treated in the hospital.

From the Advocate:

Shane Buckley, 18, Justin Buckley, 17, Gregory Gilbert, 20, and Nicholas Battaglia, 18, all of Oceanside, N.Y., were walking by the two victims on Deer Park Ave., and asked them directions to the Babylon train station.

"The four assailants started yelling anti-gay slurs and crossed the street and attacked them," Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Opisso said according to Newsday. Opisso did not say what triggered the fight.

The suspects were charged with two counts of third-degree assault as a hate crime. The three older suspects were also charged with second-degree gang assault, NBC New York reports.