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Published September 22, 2009, 09:34 AM

Three beat up one; suspects still loose

River Falls police are on the hunt for three male suspects who allegedly pummeled and badly injured a 21-year-old local man in the 200 block of East Pine Street after midnight Saturday. The victim was hospitalized with, among other injuries, a fractured eye socket and chipped teeth. He also needed stitches around the eye. The 21-year-old man told police one of his attackers got in his face and demanded to know if he was in the UFC -- Ultimate Fighting Championship.

By: Phil Pfuehler, River Falls Journal

River Falls police are on the hunt for three male suspects who allegedly pummeled and badly injured a 21-year-old local man in the 200 block of East Pine Street after midnight Saturday. The victim was hospitalized with, among other injuries, a fractured eye socket and chipped teeth. He also needed stitches around the eye. The 21-year-old man told police one of his attackers got in his face and demanded to know if he was in the UFC -- Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The man said he was walking home from Ground Zero bar downtown when he was confronted by the three near his home.

Call police at 425-0909 if you have information about the three attackers or this incident.

To remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or go to www.crimestoppersmm.org and click on “Submit a Web Tip.”

You also have the option of texting by cell phone: Type in TIP764 plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

Elsewhere last week police:

  • Chased on foot a 22-year-old Ellsworth man who fled from a possible downtown fight at Boomer’s Bar at 1 a.m. Friday. The chase led to the 300 block of Elm Street where the suspect ran through yards and vaulted a fence. When told to stop by an officer, the man looked back, laughed and said, “Good luck.”

    However, he was soon caught, taken to the ground, handcuffed, with one officer pointing a Taser gun at him. The Ellsworth man racked up $417 in fines before being released.

  • Arrested a 33-year-old local man for disorderly conduct downtown at 2 a.m. Saturday. The man had been in a fight but then became disorderly with police, swearing loudly, flailing his arms and swinging his elbows. The arresting officer said the suspect later banged his head on the hood of a squad car and started screaming, “Owie, owie!”

    After being threatened with jail, the man was given a $177 fine and released.

  • Cited a 20-year-old local man for exhibition of power -- twice in the same night -- on South Main Street. The man was stopped for revving his truck at 2:40 a.m. Saturday. He said the truck wasn’t his and he wasn’t used to the shift lever. Less than an hour later, he was stopped again while leaving Kwik Trip. This time he said he couldn’t help it, it was just a loud truck. The officer listened but said the noise was due to the man revving the engine. He was given two $114 fines.

    --Arrested a 34-year-old Milwaukee man for drunk driving and possession of drug paraphernalia last week Tuesday night after allegedly making an illegal U-turn at Main and Walnut streets. During a search of the man’s pockets, officers said they recovered a small tin with a Care Bear image that held marijuana. That was seized as part of the evidence. The man was given fines totaling more than $1,100.

    For more, please read Police Beat in the Sept. 23 print edition of the River Falls Journal.

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