Two charged with beating, cutting a third man

A fight at a Stock Island residence sent one man to the hospital and two others to jail early Tuesday.

Deputies Evan Calhoun and Caridad Bellon responded to Ocean Spray Trailer Park at 2:45 a.m. When they arrived at Lot #8, they found two men yelling, with blood on their hands and clothing, yelling in front of the residence. Assuming someone was injured, they called for an ambulance. They then found a third man – the apparent source of all the blood – in back of the house. The 32 year old victim was bleeding heavily from cuts on his face. He also had damage to his eye.

The two suspects who were in front – 20 year old Jimmy Campbell and 32 year old Timothy Rushing – admitted to attacking the victim. Witnesses confirmed their story. They said they fought with him because he was “loud and obnoxious”. They said they had to use a bottle because he was “big” and was “disrespecting” their house.

Campbell and Rushing were both charged with aggravated battery and they were booked into jail. The victim had a lacerated cornea, a laceration to his left ear a contusion on his forehead and lacerations above and below his eye.