Ypsilanti man declines to pursue charges after being beaten by group of 10
Ypsilanti police were dispatched to the 30 block of East Cross at 2:11 a.m. Sunday after receiving reports of 10 people beating a man.
The fight started when a 27-year-old Van Buren man said something about a 23-year-old Ypsilanti man's girlfriend. The 23-year-old punched the 27-year-old, prompting a crowd to jump in to beat the 23-year-old, according to police.
Alcohol was a factor, according to Det. Sgt. Thomas Eberts of the Ypsilanti Police Department.
"It sounds like a big drunken brawl," he said.
The crowd dispersed when police arrived. The 23-year-old did not want to pursue charges, according to police.
The 27-year-old man was transported to St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
jns131
Wed, Jun 6, 2012 : 2:21 a.m.
I am wondering if the county might bring charges against these people. I remember reading a long time ago something like this happening and charges were brought. This is not a nice thing to be reading. What is the world coming to?
lisasimpson
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 : 2:16 p.m.
Sounds like bullying to me. (I'm gonna talk smack about your girl, and when you do something about it, my friends and I are gonna take you down.)
bedrog
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 : 11:19 a.m.
any Hatfields and McCoys involved??
RJA
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 8:59 p.m.
Makes one wonder how this would have ended if this was a SOBER brawl? Of course the crowd dispersed when Police arrived.
glimmertwin
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 7:13 p.m.
Sometimes a simple old-fashioned brawl can settle things. It's sounds like that's just how this ended up.
aanative
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 10:23 p.m.
Yup, 10 against 1. Justice.
Cory
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 6:25 p.m.
Isn't that right by Cafe Racer? Mod's 'n Rockers! Lol!
tom swift jr.
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 7:23 p.m.
You know, bringing the name of a business into this, when there is no evidence it was connected at all, is just not fair.
YpsiVeteran
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 6:16 p.m.
How did calling the incident hilarious violate the conversation guidelines?
Mark Hergott
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 : 4:54 p.m.
What a terrible news story for people outside of our community to read. This is a shame, on all accounts.