Police: Hug can’t smooth things over between friendly musician, jealous boyfriend

A hug was not enough to tide things over for a musician who was roughed up outside a Queen Anne bar last week after a man accused him of flirting with his girlfriend, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Officers met the victim a few days after the incident at a Ballard 7 Eleven. He had his arm in a sling and was covered in bruises, according to the report.
The victim told officers he had just finished playing with his band around 2 a.m. July 24 at a bar in the 500 block of Queen Anne Avenue North. He said he had had a few beers and was mildly drunk.
He told officers he was being pestered by a woman he didn’t know. She followed him outside and asked for a cigarette. He didn’t give her one, he said.
At that point, an unknown man approached and accused the victim of flirting with his girlfriend, according to the police report for the incident.
The victim, who told officers he gets friendly when he’s been drinking, told the man he wasn’t flirting with his View full post on “drunk” News