BY DAN HILDEBRAN
Telegraph Staff Writer
STARKE— Police arrested a 37-year-old immigrant after they found him beating his brother in the parking lot of the Whiskey River Saloon.
Yavony Alberto Rivera-Eguizabal was booked for aggravated battery.
According to an arrest report, police found the defendant and victim in the back of an industrial van. The defendant was on top of the victim, holding him down, and the victim’s hands and face were covered in blood.
“After (the victim) was subdued, Yovany continued to strike (the victim) in the face, nearly causing him to lose consciousness,” wrote reporting officer David Hall. “Also, when Yovany struck (the victim), he struck his head on the metal divider and then hit his head on the toolbox.”
Hall added that the victim was initially disoriented when interviewed by the officer but could answer questions from law enforcement and emergency medical services personnel.
The defendant was uninjured.
Hall wrote that a witness told him the brothers were fighting because the victim annoyed the defendant while inside the bar.
“(The witness) advised that this is how brothers settle things back home in El Salvador,” Hall reported.
