Cinco de Mayo takes a strange turn for Michael Flaig.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: A Maryland police officer has been suspended after he was arrested in Baltimore for allegedly biting a man’s testicles during a bar fight over a woman on Cinco de Mayo.
According to charging documents obtained by local news affiliates, 31-year-old Michael Flaig and the victim got into a fight outside Looney’s Pub in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore City. The victim told police Flaig was groping a female friend and when he told Flaig to stop, the off-duty cop would not.
The Baltimore Sun reported:
As the victim started to walk home, north in the 700 block of S. Linwood Street, police said Flaig ran up from behind and attempted to punch him in the face, but the man ducked. Flaig them pulled him to the ground. During the fight, the victim straddled over Flaig, keeping him from getting away when Flaig bit his testicles, police said.
After the fight, WJZ revealed Flaig entered another bar in the immediate vicinity, but city police located him with ease since his blue and white Polo shirt had blood stains on it.
Flaig is a 10-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, and assigned to the Northern District, which neighbors Baltimore, according to WUSA-9. The department apologized in a statement to WBAL, reporting that Flaig has been charged with second-degree assault and placed on “paid administrative duties.”
“These charges are disturbing and we have an obligation as police officers to conduct ourselves in a professional manner on and off-duty,” Flaig’s Police Chief, Timothy J. Altomare, told WBAL. “We will cooperate fully with the Baltimore Police Department as they conduct their investigation. At this time, we cannot comment further because for our agency, this is a confidential personnel matter.â€