Police say John Bayiokos pushed the 85-year-old to the ground.
EAST RUTHERFORD -- An 85-year-old man died after a December assault at the Meadowlands Racetrack, police said.
The man who allegedly him to the ground, John Bayiokos, 57, of New Milford, will face an aggravated assault charge this month in court this month stemming from the altercation, police said.
Baiyokos allegedly pushed Louis Buonomo to the ground Dec. 3 in an altercation at the Meadowlands Racetrack, said New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeff Flynn.
The Hoboken man suffered critical injuries, Flynn said. Police arrested Bayiokos on an aggravated assault charge.
Buonomo died of his injuries Dec. 15 at Hackensack University Medical Center, Flynn said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office did not immediately respond to a message asking if the charges against Bayiokos would be upgraded.
Bayiokos was sent to Bergen County Jail but was released after posting $100,000 bail on Dec. 5, jail records show. He is due to appear in the Bergen County court Feb. 21 before Judge Susan Steele.
Bayiokos declined to comment when reached by phone.
Buonomo, a grandfather of five, owned Lou's 9W Sunoco station in Englewood Cliffs for 30 years, according to his obituary on Legacy.com. He owned numerous other stations in Fort Lee and Englewood Cliffs, it stated.
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