Crime & Safety
Berkeley Heights Man Badly Hurt in New Brunswick Bar Fight
Rutgers grad hospitalized after 'confrontation' with bar employees early Sunday morning.
Written By Jennifer Bradshaw
A 25-year-old Berkeley Heights man was hospitalized following a Sunday morning altercation at Olde Queens Tavern in New Brunswick.
According to a press release from the New Brunswick Police Department, around 12:50 a.m. Sunday, "two disorderly patrons became agitated and aggressive when they were asked to leave by tavern employees."
A "confrontation" broke out between the two and bar employees and one of the patrons, Michael Mattingly, 25, of Berkeley Heights, a Rutgers University graduate, was severely injured and taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, according to police.
Police did not say Sunday if charges were filed against any patrons or bar staff.
Police continue to investigate and ask anyone with information about the fight to call the New Brunswick Police Detective Bureau at 732-745-5217 or the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3300.
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