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Seemingly ‘friendly’ Patriots-Bills argument at South Boston bar leads to alleged assault and missing tooth
Police shared photos of the suspect Monday and are asking for the public's help in identifying him.
As the Patriots-Chargers playoff game was getting underway on Sunday, Jan. 11, a seemingly “friendly argument” about the Patriots and Bills at a South Boston bar allegedly turned violent.
Boston police shared photos of the suspect Monday, who they said was involved in the “assault and battery with a dangerous weapon incident.” The suspect was described as a white male with dark hair who’s about 5-foot-9.
The alleged victim reported the incident to police the following day. He said he was at the Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant when the assault occurred at about 8:30 p.m.
According to the police report, he explained to the officer that what seemed “like a friendly argument about the Bills and Patriots turned into a physical altercation when he had uttered [redacted]’s better than [redacted] … (he) further started that the unknown suspect had hit him in his mouth with a bottle which resulted in him losing a front tooth.”
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It’s unclear which side of the argument the victim and suspect were on.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact District C-6 detectives at 617-343-4742. Tips can also be submitted anonymously.
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