Colonie

Four out-of-state construction workers tortured a co-worker for hours inside a Days Inn, punching, kicking, stabbing and biting him in an attack that left much of his body — including his penis — covered in cuts that required hospitalization, Colonie police said.

The four men were arrested after the Sunday night attack at the hotel on Airport Park Boulevard in Latham.

The victim remains in Albany Medical Center Hospital, police Lt. Robert Winn said Friday.

"He was assaulted by these four, who were using not only their fists and feet — which were clad with construction boots — but also with a knife, and also bite wounds all over his body," said Winn. "The victim sustained lacerations and puncture wounds to his face, head, chest, torso, hands, arms, and back. He also had bite marks on his face, hand, back and penis. He sustained fractures to his face, left forearm, and right ankle."

The accused men and the victim all work for Carlyle Construction Bowersville, Ga. and were working on a mausoleum at the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery in Niskayuna, which is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese.

In a statement, the diocese said the general contractor, Minnesota-based Coldspring Granite Co., brought in Carlyle as a subcontractor, and "Albany Diocesan cemeteries has no contractual, legal or supervisory involvement with this subcontractor."

On Sunday night, police received a call from the victim's girlfriend, who believed her boyfriend was being held captive by four co-workers.

Officers arrived on scene to find the victim severely injured, according to Winn.

Mark Skaggs, 33, of Anstede, W. Va., Shane "Chong" McCallister, 29, of Mount Lookout, W. Va., Dallas Fox, 43, of Hickory, N.C., and Michael Grimmett, 32, of Ansted, Va., were arrested at the Days Inn that night and charged with second-degree assault. On Wednesday, they were charged with felony gang assault.

Winn said that more charges, including kidnapping, are pending.

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