The Brief
- An employee at Blues Saloon in St. Paul is in custody after punching an adult male near the bar early Sunday morning.
- The victim was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
- The suspect is in custody on suspicion of first-degree assault.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – An employee of a St. Paul bar was arrested early Sunday morning after assaulting an adult male who was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Blues Saloon assault
What we know:
St. Paul police responded at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday to the area of Rice Street and Larpenteur Avenue on a report of a hit-and-run. Officers observed a man lying on the ground in a nearby parking lot, unconscious and not breathing.
The man was taken to Regions Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Bar employee admits to punch
What they’re saying:…