Florida Man Charged With Assault After Altercation At Darien Bar: PD

DARIEN, CT — A 26-year-old Florida man was arrested last week after police say he assaulted another man with a glass at a Darien bar in October, according to police.

Robert Steeves, of Tampa, Fla., was charged with second-degree assault and third-degree assault.

On Oct. 12, a man reported to police that he was assaulted at Ernie's Cafe on Tokeneke Road on Oct. 10 around midnight, police said.

The reporting party had confronted a group of men after his female friend felt uncomfortable, and during an altercation, he was struck by a glass by Steeves, police said.

The man sustained a laceration to his left ear and a broken nose, police noted.

"Steeves, contacted by phone, confirmed his involvement but was vague about the details. Witnesses corroborated the victim's account, identifying Steeves as the aggressor," police said in an arrest report.

An arrest warrant was applied for and granted by Stamford Superior Court, and Steeves turned himself in on Nov. 21.

Steeves was released on bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 10.