Man Accused of Fracturing Another Man’s Skull During Altercation in State College

A Lancaster County resident is facing charges after police said he fractured another man's skull during an altercation in downtown State College. Joshua P. Musser, 21, was charged on Wednesday with a felony count of aggravated, a misdemeanor count of simple assault and summary counts of harassment and disorderly conduct. Borough police responded at 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 17 to the 300 block of West College Avenue, where they found a man lying on the ground with blood coming out of his ear. The man, who police said was in and out of consciousness, was flown to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was hospitalized in the intensive care unit with a fractured skull, a brain bleed and a hearing impairment that has not yet been determined whether it is permanent, his father told police. Security footage showed Musser and two friends walk past the man before turning around and confronting him, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Musser then "delivered a hard strike" t