An Alabama man was arrested last week after he punched a restaurant employee in the eye causing serious injuries after the victim tried to stop him from getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.
Kendall Wayne Smitherman, 35, of Semmes, Alabama, was arrested about 2 a.m. on March 6 after Ruston Police were dispatched to a Park Avenue restaurant regarding a fight in progress.
Officers were told one of the involved parties was nearby in a white pickup truck. Smitherman was found at a white Dodge Ram pickup behind the restaurant. He said he was leaving the restaurant with a beer in his hand when he was attacked without provocation in the middle of Park Avenue…