PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — We’re learning about a violent disturbance at a so-called saloon in rural Peoria County.
Sheriff’s deputies say they arrested 61-year-old David Baker for allegedly punching a victim and threatening others with a bat inside the Hogs and Dogs Saloon off West Farmington Road late Thursday.
An incident report says workers at the bar had demanded Baker escorted from the property after he showed up a couple of times waving the bat around and acting erractically.
Deputies say during the course of his arrest, a heavily intoxicated Baker allegedly told an officer to “go f*$! yourself”
Baker is now jailed in Peoria County facing charges of aggravated battery.
The victim reportedly refused medical treatment at the scene.
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