New Hampshire - BRENTWOOD – 'Hells Angels prospect' indicted in brutal beating..

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JAMES A. KIMBLE
 unionleader.com
A Chester man identified by police as a Hells Angels prospect has been indicted on charges he struck a Deerfield man in the face with a pistol and repeatedly kicked him in the head, according to court documents.
Joseph Decosta, 36, of 683 Fremont Road, has been indicted on three counts of first-degree assault and a felony count of criminal threatening for allegedly beating the victim, Jeffrey White, on Sept. 13.
The brutal attack happened while Decosta was free on bail in Hillsborough County, five months after he was arrested in connection with a brawl outside of a Manchester pizza restaurant in April, according to court documents.
He has been indicted on a felony riot charge in that case along with six others allegedly involved in a fight at Luigi's Pizza Bar & Grille on April 16.
Decosta is facing a potential 7 1/2. to 15 years in state prison on each of the assault charges if he is convicted in Rockingham County.
Tom Reid, deputy county attorney, said that Decosta's bail was revoked in Hillsborough County after he was charged with the assault in Deerfield.
Reid said he could not comment further on the case.
Police and court documents say White suffered a skull fracture from the beating and was airlifted to a Boston hospital after being attacked. White told police he was with another man on South Road around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 13 when Decosta sped toward him in an SUV belonging to White's ex-wife, according to police.
Decosta walked up to White and allegedly pistol whipped him using a semi-automatic handgun. White fell to the ground and Decosta kicked him in the head multiple times, and said at one point, "I have a gun and I'm not afraid to use it," according to indictments.
The assault took place on undeveloped land owned by White in the vicinity of 95 South Road, north of Old Candia Road, according to police.
Decosta will be arraigned later this month in Rockingham County Superior Court.