Blues Saloon employee arrested after punching adult male, causing serious injury

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:

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