Crime & Safety

Police Announce Second Arrest in Bar Employee Beating

Peter L. Currie, 33, of St. Charles is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of mob action.

Police have charged a second man in connection with a fight where a downtown St. Charles bar employee was choked and kicked.

Peter L. Currie, 33, of 36W016 Rivergrange Rd., St. Charles, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of mob action. He turned himself in last week at the .

A second man, Jason T. Nord, 33, 315 N. Fifth St., St. Charles, already is charged in the same November incident at The Filling Station, 300 W. Main St.

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On Nov. 29, two men argued with and assaulted a bar employee when they were asked to leave the bar, according to police. One of the men, Nord, was wrestled to the ground by a bar employee. During the incident, Nord allegedly put the employee in a choke-hold and threatened to kill him.

After Nord stood up, he and another man the allegedly kicked the employee, who was still on the ground, in the face, arms and ribs, according to police.

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Nord was arrested a short time after the incident while the second man reportedly fled. Nord was charged, released on bond and is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. on Dec. 16.

Currie, who police say is the second man involved in the fight, turned himself in on Dec. 2. Witnesses and a follow-up investigation led police to file charges against Currie. His bail was set at $50,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 15.

Editor's Note: Police have provided a new address for Peter Currie.


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