GENOA, N.Y. -- A 24-year-old Cayuga County man is accused of beating an 80-year-old man with a baseball bat. State Police say Jessie Littlejohn assaulted the man during an attempted robbery on State Route 90 in the Town of Genoa.

The victim is in serious condition at Upstate University Hospital.

Littlejohn has been charged with attempted robbery, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.