CHELSEA — A bar worker got his tooth punched out in a early morning donnybrook, police said.
The 46-year-old man who works at Flannery's Bar at 205 W. 14th St got clocked in the mouth on Aug. 5 by Byron Sanchez, 20, just after 2 a.m., knocking his tooth out, prosecutors said.
The amateur dentistry caused the victim bleeding, pain and bruising, police and prosecutors said.
Information about what caused the altercation was not immediately available.
Sanchez, 20, a Long Island City resident, was arrested and charged with assault and harassment, records show.
He was released and due back in court on Oct. 26. The judge issued a temporary order of protection banning Sanchez from going near his alleged victim until the case is resolved, prosecutors said.
Sanchez' Legal Aid lawyer Ya Li did not return an immediate request for comment.
Neither the bar worker nor the Flannery's manager could be reached for immediate comment.
