A male tourist was injured when a drunk man allegedly punched him several times in the face and kicked him for no apparent reason in front of the Garapan fire station last Sunday night. <\/p>\n
John K. Norita, 22, jobless, was arrested after his brother, who happened to be a firefighter and was inside the fire station, took him down to the ground as he was belligerent and was yelling profanities while being restrained by police officers.<\/p>\n
Police said that Norita admitted beating up the victim but he could not remember anything else other than his brother holding him down. <\/p>\n
Norita was arrested for assault and battery and disturbing the peace. He was allowed to post a $500 cash bail.<\/p>\n
The victim, a male Chinese national, had a half-inch laceration in the nose and right eye, and swelling.<\/p>\n
Two police officers who responded to the Garapan fire station on Sunday at 11:53pm saw the victim, whose face was covered with blood. The victim told the officers that a man, later identified as Norita, punched and kicked him.<\/p>\n
When an officer went to the back of the fire station, he saw Norita, who appeared to be drunk and uncooperative, being held down by his brother.<\/p>\n
Police learned that the victim had just come from Johnny\u2019s Bar and Norita, who was also at the bar, followed him and beat him up.<\/p>\n
Norita\u2019s brother, who was on duty at the fire station at that time, came out and noticed the commotion. He held down Norita to control him. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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