Crime & Safety
Violent Man Tackled By Bar Patrons after Beating Up Manager
The following information was supplied by the Shelby Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Sterling Heights man was detained by customers at the Red Ox Tavern in Utica after police said he punched a customer and the manager Monday.
Police arrived to the bar on Hall Road around 1:30 a.m. to find a 34-year-old man being held on the floor by restaurant patrons.
According to a police report, the man approached another customer on the patio and repeatedly hit him in the face until he fell to the ground, and then he began kicking him.
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The bar's manager stepped in and pulled the man off the victim and asked him to immediately leave the bar. According to a police report, the man attacked the manager and punched him several times in the face until he was tackled to the ground by customers and held down until police arrived.
No serious injuries were reported. The man was arrested on assault and battery charges. During booking, the man blew a .179 in a preliminary Breathalyzer test.
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