A Pacers fan has been charged after he was accused of stabbing a Knicks fan at a Carmel, Ind., brewery during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.
An employee at Danny Boy Beer Works told cops that Jarrett Funke, 24, left the brewery after a fight only to return and stab a man in the back, according to Fox 59.
According to News 8, that man also suffered a minor lung tear and a broken rib, while a second man suffered a leg laceration from falling. Both men were “bleeding profusely,” according to the report.
The alleged victims said Funke “smacked” a Knicks hat off one of the fans. Funke then allegedly yelled, “F–k you, you still have a f–king problem. Take this outside,” as he was taken away from the Knicks supporters by his father.
As the Knicks fans were on a patio, they alleged that Funke “stormed through the fence” to attack them. One of the alleged victims said he “briefly displayed a black folding pocket knife to deter (Funke) but repocketed it, as he had no intention of using it,” per Fox 59.
Funke told cops that the Knicks fans started the altercation by “talking s–t” with one of them, pushing him to the ground and punching him in the face, but witnesses told police Funke was the “primary aggressor.”
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Funke was charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon, battery resulting in a serious bodily injury and criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon, according to court documents viewed by The Post. The first two charges are level 5 felonies and the third is a level 6 felony.
He was being held in Hamilton County Jail with no bond set as of early Tuesday, with a hearing scheduled for the afternoon.
The Knicks will attempt to tie the series in Indianapolis on Tuesday night in Game 4.
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