Three Arrested After Metal Pipe Attack

OCEAN CITY- An incident that began as an argument over a game of pool at an uptown restaurant and bar early last Sunday morning spilled over into a violent physical attack in the shopping center parking lot with on victim knocked unconscious and beaten with a metal pipe and three suspects arrested on various charges including first-degree assault.

Around 1:20 a.m. last Sunday, an OCPD officer on routine patrol was flagged down by a cab driver who advised a situation was about to get out of control in the parking lot of the Oyster Bay shopping center at 116th Street. The officer pulled into the shopping center parking lot and observed members of the Greene Turtle security staff frantically flagging him down and yelling for help. The officer noted in the report about 50 people had gathered in the parking lot during the incident.


The officer ran from the police vehicle and yelled at Booker and Battle to stop, but the suspects continued to attack the victim now on the ground. The officer yelled to the suspects “stop police, taser, taser, taser” but the attack continued. The officer then deployed a taser, striking Booker in the torso. Booker then dropped the pipe and fell to the ground. The officer handcuffed Booker and ordered Battle to get on the ground with his hands behind his back and Battle complied.



According to the police report, the footage showed Booker and Battle arguing in the parking lot with the two victims and Coulbourne as they attempted to walk away. The footage also revealed Booker attempting to hold back Battle to stop the argument. Battle then walked over to one of the victims and threw two punches, the second of which knocked out the victim who fell lifelessly to the ground. The footage then allegedly showed Booker walk over and kick the victim while he was still unconscious on the ground. Battle then got on top of the victim and punched him in the face no less than six times while he was still unconscious.

