Remember when two Boston College football players and a State Trooper got involved in a bar brawl that sent a software programmer to the hospital? According to Dave Wedge, a judge has thrown out felony assault charges against Trooper Joseph Boike, who also co-owns The Greatest Bar, where the fight took place in August.
Boike was accused of using a bottle in the fight, but the judge didn't find evidence that Boike did that. However, that decision doesn't address any other weapons Boike allegedly used, such as his fists. Sean Maney, the victim in the alleged fight, went to the hospital with a broken neck and other injuries.
This story fascinated us because of the imbalance in the brawl. The BC players, offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus and defensive back DeJuan Tribble, are big guys. Along with Boike, the players were up against Sean Maney of Watertown, who is a computer worker. No matter what caused the fight--and regular, non-felony assault charges are still pending--the fight didn’t seem particularly fair.
All charges alleged until proven under law. The BC Eagle is coming at you!
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