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From around town:

Man charged with assault after Darien Social fight

A 48-year-old Darien man was charged with assault after beating up a 21-year-old Fairfield man who admitted to “flirting heavily” with his wife on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Darien Social, police said.

Police responded to Darien Social at approximately 11:15 p.m. and found a male victim who had blood on his face and shirt with a cut on his lip and scrapes on his forehead. The suspect, William Parsley, 48, of Wrenfield Lane, was reportedly attempting to leave at the time of the arrival of the police.

The victim stated to police that he and a 22-year-old friend were “flirting heavily” with women they knew were married and in view of their husbands. The victim stated he “probably deserved a beating,” but still wanted to press charges against Parsley.

Parsley’s wife said the two Fairfield men had been bothering her and her husband throughout the evening and “tried to remove themselves from the situation” several times. When the friend of the victim put an arm around Parsley, he reportedly pushed him off and began punching the victim. The victim fell to the ground and Parsley continued to punch him, police said.

A witness called police because she feared that Parsley would not stop and could potentially kill the victim.

Parsley’s wife insisted that her husband was simply “defending her honor,” police said.

I am not a barroom brawler but as a Yankee fan from the Billy Martin era I learned enough to know that the first punch generally settles these things. Sounds like that's what happened here.

Comments

[Threadkiller]

"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth."
- Mike Tyson 

[Jeff Dobbs]

Police responded to Darien Social at approximately 11:15 p.m. and found a male victim who had blood on his face

Buddy you're a young man, hard man
Shoutin' in the street gonna take on the world some day
You got blood on yo' face
You big disgrace
Wavin' your banner all over the place

[Danube on iPad]

As Mickey Mantle said about Martin, "Billy don't argue very long."

[Jack is Back!]

Frein captured. Kids celeberate. Trick or Treating is back on.

[Iggy]

Normally I would bet on the meaner son of a bitch who knows how to fight.....

[Buckeye]

Sounds to me like some punk got a well deserved beat down. Should consider himself lucky, people end up with lead in the head for a lot less.

[jimmyk]

I'm surprised this made the newspaper since it didn't involve the Palin family.

[boatbuilder]

Getting beat up by a guy named Parsley. Insult added to injury.

[boatbuilder]

On the mean streets of Darien, no less.

[peter]

Sounds like Parsley was rather sage. Was his wife's name Rosemary at the time?

[Iggy]

OMG. Isn't that many groaner puns a violation of some criminal statute? DoT?
It oughta be.

[Bori]

What Iggy said!

[lyle]

Go Louisville!

[lyle]

Beat the Criminoles!

[Threadkiller]

Hopefully the judge doesn't garnish Parsley's green.

[Threadkiller]

Sounds like Parsley was rather sage. Was his wife's name Rosemary at the thyme?

FTFY

[Danube on iPad]

I remember learning about the "fighting words" defense in law school. As I recall, at common law it was a defense to a claim of battery if the defendant could show that the victim's words were sufficiently provocative. But I believe it would be a hard sell if the defendant continued to defend his wife's honor while the victim was down on his back. But I hope he walks.

[Jeff Dobbs]

I may not have gone to law school, but I also remember learning about "fighting words".

[NKreBootDeux]

Well, it wasn't me, and my 22yo son was not the cad involved so there's that. The Darien Social, is far beyond my personal social status I am more a Jake's and BSR guy, I assume a bon vivant like Maguire runs a tab at the Social, and probably has his own engraved single malt glass. I will absolutely not engage in any speculation about a late-forties Darien woman's reaction to a 22yo coming on to her, nope no speculation from me whatever.