Junta turned himself in to police just hours before his Woburn District Court arraignment. At a rink near Boston last week, Costin had been out on the ice with a group of youngsters, including his three sons and Junta's son. The hockey game was supposed to be non-contact, but police say Junta got agitated when things got rough and some of the players engaged in checking. Junta and Costin began arguing with each other. A rink manager threw Junta out, but police say he returned and beat Costin unconscious People in the area can't believe what happened.
Investigators say it was simply a hockey scrimmage, sort of a pick-up game, that turned fatal.
Defense attorney Orlandi said Junta is very upset over Costin's death. This is a terrible, terrible tragedy for all of the families involved in this sports incident. Manslaughter Charge Coakley said Junta was charged with manslaughter because there was no indication of intent to kill, which would warrant a murder charge. The arrest warrant for Junta, who was originally charged with assault and battery, came after an autopsy by the state medical examiner's office concluded Costin died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck. District Attorney Coakley described how the victim died on ABC's Good Morning America .