Police: Man arrested after attacking ‘friends’ outside bar, causing permanent ankle injury

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 20-year-old man was arrested Sunday, months after he attacked his own friends outside a bar in Fort Lauderdale, causing permanent damage to one of the victim’s ankles, authorities said.

According to an arrest report from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the incident occurred Aug. 23, 2025.

Police said the victim claimed that he has been friends with Svante Strandberg, of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, for several years and on Aug. 23, they went to Dicey Riley’s Irish Pub with several friends…

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