Bradenton police say man hit victim with baseball bat during backyard fight

BRADENTON -- A man was arrested early Thursday after he hit someone with a baseball bat during a fight, according to the Bradenton Police Department.

Police responded to calls of a fight in the backyard of a home in the 2300 block of 15th Avenue East at 1:18 a.m., according to a report.

Police determined that Fulgencio Aniceto struck the victim, who is married to Aniceto's sister, got into a fight and Aniceto hit the victim in the head with a baseball bat during the fight. The victim was taken to Blake Medical Center on a trauma alert and was later upgraded to stable condition.

Aniceto was arrested without incident on scene. He is charged with domestic battery with great bodily harm.

This story was originally published December 31, 2015 at 1:22 PM with the headline "Bradenton police say man hit victim with baseball bat during backyard fight ."