WINDOM, Minn. (TCN) — A 26-year-old San Diego man who was identified as “No Name Given Happy” was arrested for allegedly stabbing someone when he was kicked out of a small-town bar on New Year’s Eve.
According to the Windom Police Department, on Dec. 31 at approximately 11:47 p.m., officers responded to a stabbing call at the Phat Pheasant Pub and found three men with apparent knife wounds. A 30-year-old victim, who police identified as Benjamin Matter, was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Police said Happy went to a hospital for minor injuries before being booked into the Cottonwood County Jail. A 31-year-old man and another 30-year-old man were treated for minor injuries.
Court records cited by KMSP-TV say Happy was at the bar that evening playing pool with other patrons. Staff told police that Happy was “being cocky” and “being mouthy and pushing things,” even though the other people were trying to calm him down. Happy allegedly threatened another bar goer that he would take out a gun.