Providence police have arrested and charged 27-year-old Jacob Manning with “simple assault” for verbally abusing and punching four men in their faces “with a closed fist” outside the Providence Dark Lady club on April 10. The verbal abuse included homophobic language.
Reports MetroWeekly.com:
Police responded to reports of an assault outside the Dark Lady, located at 19 Snow Street, in the city’s Downtown neighborhood, around 1:38 a.m. on [April 10].
Witnesses told police that the man, later identified as Jacob Manning, was inside the club. Police entered the club and arrested Manning, reports ABC affiliate WLNE. He has since been charged with four counts of simple assault for hitting the patrons on the side of their faces with a closed fist.
According to The Providence Journal, the four victims told police that Manning approached them as they were leaving the club and punched them while yelling homophobic slurs. They said they did not know Manning and were unaware why he had approached them until he began calling them “f*****s.”
According to court records, Manning is scheduled to be arraigned in 6th Division District Court on May 3.
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