Suspect sought in downtown battery incident

COEUR d'ALENE - Police are seeking a suspect in a recent battery incident which caused a traumatic brain injury outside a downtown Coeur d'Alene bar.

Coeur d'Alene Police report a 43-year-old man suffered a head injury in a fight at 2:10 a.m., Dec. 6, outside the Rocker Room, 216 E. Coeur d'Alene Ave. He told police he was punched by another man, but refused medical treatment at the time.

On Friday, officers were contacted by the victim's wife, who decided to file a police report. She told officers her husband suffered a traumatic brain injury in the fight, was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 8, and is in serious condition.

She told police her husband and three other men got into an altercation outside the bar. One of the men punched her husband and he fell backward, hitting his head on the concrete sidewalk.

Police said the man who hit the victim is between 5-foot-10 and 6 feet tall, in his 20s with his hair shaved on the sides and long on top. He has tattoos on his arms and neck, and a tattoo across his neckline which reads "God Hates Cowards."

He was last seen wearing jeans, a flannel shirt and green snowboarding jacket. One of the men with him that night may have the first name of Kevin, police reported.

Anyone with information on the identity of the suspects is asked to call the Coeur d'Alene Police Department at 769-2320 or the email mail tip line at policetips@cdaid.org.

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Suspect sought in downtown battery incident