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Orono police have finally pressed charges in an assault case that first opened two weeks ago.
At 2:37 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, officers on routine patrol of the North Main Street and Pond Street area noticed a man who was visibly hurt. His face was described as being badly bruised and he was bleeding.
At 3:41 a.m., officers were notified that the individual was at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He apparently wanted to report an assault.
He stated that earlier in the evening he had been at an apartment on North Main Street when two individuals “sucker-punched” him. He said when he collapsed onto the floor, he had been kicked.
Although the victim said he was unsure as to who attacked him, witnesses identified the attackers as two members of the University of Maine football team.
The man suffered a broken nose and a heavily swollen face.
Witnesses to the fight, who asked to remain anonymous, explained that the victim had brought his dog to a party at the apartment. The dog apparently jumped up onto some of the guests, causing them to become angry. As a result, they caught the victim off guard and attacked him.
One witness said the fight was a surprise to everyone present.
An investigation into the case produced the names of two possible suspects.
After questioning the suspects, as well as other people involved, Maurice Garlic, a freshman defensive back for the UMaine football team, was charged with assault.
Garlic will have to go before a court and, according to Ted Curtis of Legal Services, will face up to one year in jail, although it is unlikely that he will receive this, the maximum sentence, because this is his first offense.
Garlic was not available for comment.
