Oxford Police Search for Brick Street Assailant

By Claire Williams

Miami University journalism student

At 1:45 a.m., an assault occurred on the upper level of Brick Street. According to the Oxford police report, an employee at the bar refused to serve a patron at the bar because he seemed to be extremely intoxicated, according to an Oxford police report.

A college-aged male continued to ask and was continually denied service by the employee, and when the subject made an attempt to grab at the employee, crowd control was called to escort him out of the bar.

While he was being escorted out in a 'bear-like hug', the subject was throwing punches and attempting to break free of the grasp. He eventually bit down on the employee holding him and was thrown out of the bar.

Subject Still Unidentified

The bar employee went to the hospital to be treated for cuts on his neck he received when he was bitten.

The officer who responded to the report was shown the video surveillance footage, which showed the image of the alleged assailant. Police were working to identify the man. They asked anyone with information to come forward.

Oxford Police Chief John Jones said an assault in one of the bars is nothing new, but being bitten is.

"There are no trends in assaults, but over the years they have gone down in numbers," Jones said. Oxford police have seen assaults in the past five years decrease.

Tips and Informati

The Oxford Police Department posted on Facebook about the assault with the picture of the suspect to try to locate and identify him. Jones said that the OPD have solved crimes through social media before.

If you know the subject in the picture, please call the OPD or contact Detective Blauvelt at 513-524-5240.

Brick Street Bar -Photograph by Claire Williams

Chief Jones: jjones@cityofoxford.org

Matt Stitzel: (513) 524-5246.