Michael Lester, 18, and Kenyn Shattuck, 17, pleaded guilty in Saratoga County Court on Friday to charges of second-degree assault, admitting they beat a man attending the June 2009 concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Both Lester and Shattuck face up to three years in state prison when sentenced on May 21 in Saratoga County Court
Saratoga County District Attorney Jim Murphy said the victim in the case was severely beaten in the attack -- suffering a perforated eardrum, broken nose and chipped teeth -- but has since made a full recovery.
Other people may have been involved in the assault, but there was insufficient proof to charge anyone else with the criminal conduct, he added.
A Saratoga Springs resident was arrested and charged with second-degree assault after the attack, but charges against him were dropped after grand jury proceedings.
Police arrested 34 people during Dave Matthews Band's two-night stay at SPAC last June, and Murphy credited authorities for focusing on the case amid all of the other duties.
"I am pleased that despite the thousands of people in attendance and the usual concerns and issues that go along with a large crowd at the Dave Mathews Band, the police triaged the issues, focused on this particular assault and found witnesses who were in some cases somewhat reluctant to get involved in a criminal investigation," he said in a statement.
The Dave Matthews Band is scheduled to return to SPAC for concerts on June 4 and 5.
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