Vicente Camacho
REPRESENTATIVE Vicente C. Camacho will call 13 witnesses, including himself, in his upcoming bench trial for a domestic violence incident that happened on Oct. 29, 2021, in Chinatown.
The trial is set for Feb. 6, 2024, at 9 a.m. before Superior Court Associate Judge Kenneth L. Govendo.
The judge also scheduled a pre-trial conference for Jan. 16 at 9 a.m.
Camacho, 61, and co-defendant Teipo Nikiti, 21, are accused of assaulting Steven Koch. Both were charged with assault and battery and disturbing the peace.
Camacho, represented by attorney Michael White, submitted a list of witnesses who may be called in the trial.
White also informed the court that his client does not anticipate calling any expert witnesses.
Nikiti, for his part, is represented by the Public Defender’s Office.
Camacho was arrested by the Department of Public Safety on the evening of Nov. 2, 2021, but he immediately posted $1,250 cash bail and remains out of custody.
Koch suffered abrasions, bruising, and pain on his head and body from the blows and was taken to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation for examination resulting from the incident.
Koch, his wife and daughter also sought a temporary restraining order to prevent Camacho and three other individuals “from engaging in any further physical harm, disturbance, harassment, blocking, threats and verbal abuse.”
The three other individuals were Ignacio “Ike” S. Concepcion, Fiel Reynaldo Ortiz, and Teipo A. Nikiti.
The court granted the TRO, which expired on Nov. 8, 2022.
The incident stemmed from a long-standing animosity between Koch and his brother-in-law, Concepcion, and took place near their homes on Freedom Drive in Chinatown.
