on April 20th 2024 at approximately 9:50
p.m. Hoboken police officers responded
to a local restaurant on reports of a
man trying to fight other patrons in the
restaurant here are the events that
unfolded
3 mil
hello
hi hey how you doing good how are you do
you know anything that occurred with
these do you know anything about what
occur with this gentleman outside or um
all I know is that he was drunk he was
talking to the owner he was he was in
here yes like there was a man um he was
in here drinking I believe um and then
last I was helping put mens back on a
Hostess and the next thing I know he's
screaming at the owners you know the
manager J and it just like resulted in
him getting kicked out um rank took him
outside and then the next thing I knew
it was just like a physical application
I'm not really sure what went down but
he was between him and and who
else he got into a physical altercation
with the owner and my
manager yeah all right where are they
right now so I tried calling my manager
um I said you know cops are here but I
don't think he was able to hear me it
sounded like he was talking to someone
else um his stepdaughter is here I think
she's trying to get him back um I think
Nick is cleaning himself up I'm not
really sure but I can go check or have a
man check the bathroom all right yeah we
just want to talk to the other
half you got go wash off you got blood
all over I was trying to go was what
just SE all the cameras on okay okay
yeah sure what happened
um do know I came in Midway din know was
arguing with the guy he was getting very
aggressive he wasn't listening to
him went outside trying to get him out
he kept getting in Dino's face and uh
and then he pushed
Dina I went I took him away from Dina I
put him on the
ground and then I don't know I don't
know what else did he hit you kick he
know he hit din know he hit
Dino we were trying to get him out there
was nothing there was nothing it's the
guys it's the guys not if it's yours not
of it's mine no no but the guy no it's
we we deal with people all the
time it was it was purely verbal asking
him to leave there was no hands on
nobody but when it went
outside as soon as that guy put hands on
din that was it he grabbed him it got
aggressive din know he's an older man
and that guy's a young guy how is Dino
and had separated I don't know I don't
know I don't know how he is can you P
him to come back yeah all
right I got to see what he wants to do
go wash off
too Nick
relax are you
okay so he friendly are you okay yes I'm
okay he thre me
with the
mob he told me that he
would do whatever to get the mob
involved with
me he was totally out of control he sat
at a table that he should have been
sitting
at what I did was wrong I have no
problem with that but at the end of the
day
he
he I I don't even know I don't even
understand who he
is he walked in and sat at a table that
he wasn't invited
to so I don't understand everything and
he just lost his mind and I lost my mind
I have no problem with that but that's
what
he's under
arrest you can't tell already Yes I
spoke with your nephew yeah he said he
walked in halfway yeah what happened
besid sitting at the table him playing
the piano and being beligerant what
happened between that and what he tolded
you
well I you know what
I I have no idea what he did but I do
know what he did he was totally wrong he
sat at table and
eight with people that he was invited
to that's
it get arrested right
now where did he hit you he hit meit
you you say he pushed me but yeah he you
and multiple people said that he hit you
he pushed oh he did he hit me holy [ __ ]
yes he did he hit
me was it in the face was in the face
yes but at the end of the day let me
tell you I could
tell I could deal with all the [ __ ] you
can punch me in the face no big deal he
did punch me holy [ __ ] I forgot about
got it because he
was a [ __ ] he punched me as a
[ __ ] that's
it oh my God this is insanity all right
want to go back
in no I want to sit here I got to bring
food
home oh my God I'm so sorry guys I'll
take care right as as you long as
everybody's okay yeah everybody's okay
it's like
nonsense meanwhile happening right down
the
street stay right here St here stay here
I need a napkin all right why go
here I want to make I'm asking you
but over me just sit right here please
watch that from the old guy with no hair
leaves that way sorry for steing right
here yeah stop moving for a second can I
please have a napkin or can you stop
spitting my face I did not mean to spit
I know that I'm SPL my face cuz the guy
[ __ ] hit me my face where uh my nose
I'm not sure what
split I was not even eating here I came
here to get my friends yeah okay so and
and they will corroborate my story right
now my pH Brook they slap slapped out of
my hand I need something to stoping
[Applause]
I can go over
there
myself be disrespectful but I need
something right out my I'm pulling it
out for you right now just stop moving
are are you did you did you drink
tonight cuz you're wobbling everywhere I
don't want you to fall I'm wobbling cuz
I just got hit in the face by the owner
of this bar and then the second person
that owns it so what if you wouldn't
mind can you please hold this for one
second what do I want you to hold it so
I can take my shirt off and get my white
put my gloves on because you're bleeding
and I don't want to get I'm asking you
hold my North Face you can put it on the
ground
there so just to be
clear taking off my North Face and my
shirt why because I would like to get
something to stop the bleeding try get
on here and I'm going to change my shirt
back on okay so I'm going to put your
gos away then if he's going to use your
shirt no I just Ed my shirt since you
guys don't give a [ __ ] about what's
going on here I did absolutely nothing
what's your name my name is I got [ __ ]
here at this bar my name is James Foley
Foy 38 years oldp ambulance not going to
the hospital you don't have to go have
no heal insurance now and they're going
to just take care of your of your that's
good but I'm going to use my why don't
you sit down for a second just so you
I'm not sitting down right now all right
well you can't walk sit down I want to
make
sure sit
down I'm sorry
I know I know you just got I know my
rights I do not have to sit down that's
fine we're asking you for your safety
you just got standing I got my lips
split I've had worse things happen to me
it's coming from your nose so sit down
is it coming from my nose as well yes
sit down I want to ditify the owner of
this bar that hit me in the face why did
you guys why did you guys I'm asking you
nicely to please sit down until we get
an ambulance to check you out and we're
going to listen to your side of the
story while you're sitting down but we
don't need you to fall so we're asking
nicely if you could sit down please can
we make uh
a very small and
agreeable I don't know what the word is
but I will sit down right now call my
friend who's inside I have two offic his
name is George George okay George and
Casey are inside I give you his number
right now he's afraid because he he just
I don't know why he's left me but he's
left me right now we got that we'll do
that take a seat so I can finish to talk
about I will sit down right now so I'm
going to write it down for you take a
sit down take a so favorite I don't want
this to shine in your eyes take that
away so I can see is it in my nose as
well my lip smile let me see your teeth
my lip SP your
tongue my lit I don't know where it's
coming from your mouth my my lit my lip
is split in the middle and my my nose
your lip's not whereing from do flip
your lip up I can't [ __ ] look at my
phone [ __ ] got [ __ ] he [ __ ] my phone
listen to me I I listen to your phone is
secondary to I'm trying to turn it off
okay just put it down flip your lips so
I can see where flip your lip the top
lip flip it up so I can
see see the bottom the bottom is fine I
can tell no feel
loose they still there I know they're
there but they don't feel right they're
they're
loose okay please go inside please go
inside my find my friend George Cas list
me one more time we have two police
officers in there do you understand the
owner of this bar he he is about he's
about five James want me not talk yes
let me ask you some questions and you
answer those okay were you pictur were
you meeting here tonight no okay so your
friends aren here tonight yes you were
with your friends at one point and they
left you to go here I arrived here
around so you did come to dinon Harris
for dinner I arrived here
around
835 to meet my friends okay two of mys
friends George and Casey were at the bar
the whole place was packed
okay and there was no place for me I've
already had dinner before I came here
are you guys recording this
no that's recording so I look into
that let me see Flip Flip your lips so I
can take a picture of it my is fine my
something is [ __ ] right here and then
put it down just look at
me I I need I need I need something i'
got blood I've got blood all over myself
where is this [ __ ] I'm sorry you
know what where is he where is the
guy the bar this guy right there that's
drinking no they tell you to stop stop
I'm not tell you to stop I apologize
stop you going to put me in yes cuz now
you're being disly I apologize
that doesn't matter now I'm being
disorderly
because stop moving you're going to push
me down are you [ __ ] kidding me we are
trying to keep you safe I'm injured and
the guy that hurt me is in there I'm not
going
anywhere I'm not going anywhere listen
to me we're going to get you the hospit
where you want me I'm not going to the
hospital yo yo GE on just don't
follow you're not taking me to the
hospital
come
on this is not happening [ __ ] dude I
didn't do
anything I can't I'm breathing stop
talking George come on dude what the
[ __ ] this is not happening why first of
all my [ __ ] over
there I was assaulted I was assaulted I
was assaulted you're hurting me so these
are hurting
me these are hurting me what is my
charge what is my charge what have I
done why am I being detain where are you
taking me what have I done where is my
property where is my property I've done
nothing wrong these
people excuse me sir driving what is
your name Rose sergeant
being detained for being like nothing
you're being drunken and disorder I'm
not I'm not drunk or disorderly I've
been [ __ ] assaulted I I'm bleeding my
face are you kidding me you guys are
going to be so [ __ ] right now I'm not
going to play the card but every single
one of you when I get my father's
Journey involved I did nothing I went to
meet my friends I did nothing you're
[ __ ] the guy that owns that bar
started hitting me for no reason I told
him it was okay I said he was having a
bad day I said Just Let It
Go
564 why are you taking me places where's
my cell phone my keys I only have one
set of keys what are you doing how much
do they pay
you how much do they pay you I've done
nothing breiz breath aliz me right now
pull over the car right now I see the
time is 10
10:03 pull the car over right now and
breath Alize me for every second that
you take longer to breathalyze me right
now to see whether or not I'm a tux kid
which quite frankly has no bearing on
this conversation cuz I used to like
going to Dino and Harry's are you
[ __ ] kidding me what the
[ __ ] what is your how much does he pay
you
how much does he pay
[Music]
you all right how about this let me let
me put it this
way trying to remember a good joke for
you
guys uh chicken caught Rob with a big
fat tank propane why was it going that
way that is bad
one you got mine
too you you got mine you guys just
program to not respond my [ __ ] my lip
is bleeding right now because the owner
of the bar [ __ ] 75 years old punch in
the face for no [ __ ]
reason what are you doing fing avable
can you have the me US
[ __ ] absolutely s
away you guys have what of my property
do you have in M right now this will go
on record you have my cell phone and my
wallet you look for me my cell phone and
my wallet what do you have for
me oh I understand now you're not able
to speak to me at
all what kind of guys like that
s jewi
songs
play
is DJ CH
out 1075 is
good 105
best are you kidding me how much do they
pay you gu I've done nothing
I've done [ __ ] nothing I was at the
bar to meet my friends to leave my car
was parked in a different spot now I'm
going to get [ __ ] towed the guy
punched me in the [ __ ] back of my
head and my lip is bleeding and now you
take me under arrest you want to see
what's going to happen after this
seriously I'm still bleeding you give be
a [ __ ]
napkin officer driving what is your bad
that's 10
I'm sorry I feel like if you have more
confidence you probably speak up and
actually say the
105 10 what what's your badge number sir
S10 what S10 ask in
10 like drop the ass put up 10 I don't
get it I don't understand where's my
phone where are my keys why are you
detaining me you know what's going to
happen here this is going to be very bad
you guys in this
town I have a personal recording device
right now in my pocket it's t to cloud
and you know what's going to happen
whatever you guys want to happen but
tomorrow morning when I wake up you know
what's going to happen my GPS
coordinates your voice only thankfully
Miss is not going to know I committed no
crime I was exed and you are protecting
this degenerate [ __ ] completely drunk
[ __ ] and I will find everyone that
was there and they will be with me that
he [ __ ] abused me I did
nothing I'm sorry that my Bo my only
fault is that I'm angry and my voice is
[ __ ] raised so take me inside put me
in the [ __ ] cage and you guys will
see what happens I will know your face I
will know her face who she is sitting
the most Pati you guys put the so tight
over me I can't put my feet underneath
it not that I've ever even tried to do
it before I know it's
going and and you know what I I
encourage
you to continue this Behavior because
the longer this goes on the more money I
will make
my I'm sorry iing to myself ending is 55
265 can I open the
door I I can't I'm just going to check
myself I did nothing
there I'm here I'm here for one
day what is wrong with you
go ahead and open it go ahead and open
it you want to grab this out you want to
come out I I do I like to do it on my
own
time you're guiding me how did you guide
me with my face I want pictur my
face I don't
you I
don't you know
what I'm not
pushing would beho you not to sir you
got
it are you going to push me
again why I'm
not mind
put one or two of your fingers in my
butt
too spit [ __ ] blood in my face and
her
face UNC you your
I promise you
that go ahead out my pocket make sure
you search under my
Bo we're not
done I got one so in there so good that
when I see you guys for nothing my
friend
I'm beding right
now I am Bing
now I'm not going to the ambulance I
will not pay for an ambulance so do not
have insurance right now like we said
once we uncuff you put your hand on the
wall right well you search okay down are
you sure that you got me all the way no
no put his hand on the wall put this
hand on the wall when you're
done you're hurting you're hurting
me it's all right it hurts what hurts
because we're not we're you're pushing
my wrist in the opposite direction 45
you have no right to do that I present
no threat to you I presented no threat
to you right now you're this right now
I'm not moving I'm not moving would you
like my hands up further or you want
them right here right I will put my legs
in away go ahead make sure you get in
some of my book CU I like to put stuff
in there you you have to go underneath
pants you're missing it no no nope make
down the but cck with your bare hands
have seat no I I promise you I've got
I've got a razor blade inside my bus
turn around have a seat you want me to
take turn around take a seat I'm telling
you right now put your your hands in the
fist take a seat now I don't care very
good you don't care no I don't no this
very
good this is going to be
very nothing I went to meet my friends
at a James Foley was charged with
aggravated assault on Law Enforcement
Officers resisting arrest disorderly
conduct and refusing to be fingerprinted
he was given a copy of his summons and
later released
[Laughter]
[Applause]