WORCESTER – John Piccolo, 65, owner of Piccolo’s restaurant, pleaded guilty to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a felony, in Worcester District Court on Friday, April 4. The judge ruled the case continued without finding for a year, ordered Piccolo undergo anger management training, and applied no travel restrictions.
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, Piccolo allegedly sprayed local activist David Webb in the face with spray paint in a third-floor hallway inside Worcester City Hall, as a Worcester City Council meeting began on the same floor. Surveillance video at city hall captured the incident.
The judge’s order nearly mirrored the request of Piccolo’s attorney, Sean Murray. Murray said that Piccolo currently undergoes therapy and asked the judge not to order anger management training. Murray also presented that Piccolo’s actions came in response to a Facebook post by Webb that claimed the restaurant would host a “racist convention.”…