Punches Thrown In Elmhurst Restaurant Fight: Cops

Elmhurst IL

20 September, 2021

8:20 AM

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ELMHURST, IL — Two men got into trouble for fighting at Elmhurst's Buffalo Wild Wings, but the reason for the dispute was unclear, police said. One man had been served eight shots before the incident, according to a report. The men were identified as Zachary Glass Facemyer, 25, of Draper, Utah, and Christopher Andrade-Carrera, 19, of Melrose Park. They were charged with violating the city's disorderly conduct ordinance. Police showed up about 11 p.m. Sept. 9 at the restaurant, 149 N. York St. The police department released the report on the incident upon Patch's public records request. According to the report, Facemyer had blood around his mouth, was slurring his words and had a heavy odor of alcohol. Facemyer said another man, later identified as Andrade-Carrera, had thrown a drink at him, police said. Facemyer said he then punched the man in self-defense. Facemyer told police that he and a friend were sitting near Andrade-Carrera and other men. They began talking about a football game. Facemyer was unable to tell police what they then proceeded to argue over, but said the glass hitting him in the face caused the bleeding, police said. In Utah, Facemyer said, someone is legally justified to punch in self-defense if a drink is thrown at him. In an interview with police, Andrade-Carrera said Facemyer approached his table and asked to buy "dab" from him. "Dab" was likely a reference to hash oil, which can contain marijuana. Andrade-Carrera said he didn't sell such a substance, police said. The men then argued, with Facemyer calling Andrade-Carrera "a bitch," police said. Andrade-Carrera told police he threw his drink at Facemyer, but did not recall whether it hit him, according to the report. He said Facemyer punched him and that he punched back, police said. An officer wrote in his report, "I determined that Zachary's striking Christopher was an unreasonable response to the battery that he had sustained. Christopher did not appear to present a continuous threat to Zachary after throwing the drink." Police found that Facemyer was in possession of two receipts from his table. In each instance, the customer had bought eight Jameson shots and at least two beers, police said. It is unknown which of the two seats that Facemyer was in, but the eight shots likely affected his behavior and response to Andrade-Carrera, according to the police report. Both men were released on bond.