2 Arrested After Patchogue Assaults

Two men face assault charges following incidents on back-to-back nights in Patchogue last week, according to Suffolk Police.

The first incident occurred outside The Tap Room located at 114 W. Main St. around 1:50 a.m on Dec. 27. Police say 21-year-old Luis Gonzalez Escobar, of Medford, struck a man in the arm with a golf club. The victim was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital.

The second incident occurred at Harbor Crab Co. located at 116 Division St. around 11:50 p.m. on Dec. 28. Police say 20-year-old Michael Royce, of Farmingville, struck a man in the face with a beer bottle.

Escobar and Royce are both charged with assault.