TRAVIS LEFEVRE
Assistant Lampoon Editor
In a dramatic turn of events, a man was shot in his shoulder after a conflict in a bar. The victim, 22-year-old Jason Daville, was described as “sarcastic and had it comin’.”
Old Main Inn, a popular watering hole in Fredonia, saw a heavy slew of activity on Friday night after a man was shot during a conflict over a spilled beer and a sarcastic remark.
The suspect, a 42-year-old biker by the nickname Billy the Man, blamed the act of violence on the victim’s behavior, calling Daville a “sarcastic bitch.”
In an exclusive interview with the Lampoon, Billy the Man shared his side of the story from the opposite end of his county jail cell. Apparently, Billy the Man knew Daville was being sarcastic and wanted him to pay for it.
“So this little punk bumps into me and spills my beer all over my shirt and my jacket,” Billy the Man said while gripping his cellmate in a chokehold to assert dominance. “I was surprised, because nobody spills their drink on Billy the Man. I ain’t no Billy the Kid!
“After this punk spills my drink, I confront him about it, and you know what he says to me? He says, ‘What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?’ So I shot him. Plain and simple. He got his wish, and I made sure I didn’t kill him — just taught him a lesson,” Billy the Man continued.
After sitting down with Billy the Man, we decided to get both sides of the story and visited Daville in his hospital bed at Brooks Memorial Hospital to see what he had to say. According to Daville, he thought the whole thing was one big joke and didn’t expect the outcome that occurred.
“He just shot me, out of nowhere,” Daville said. “Like I was totally joking when I made that comment. I guess people in the real world are different from my college friends, and I just assumed I could openly joke around like I did on campus.”
Since the incident, the case has gone to court for charges of assault and attempted murder. In the hearing on Monday, the defendant pleaded not guilty on the grounds that Daville threatened Billy the Man and shot him in self defense. Billy the Man also requested bail.
“What are you gonna do about it then, your dishonor? Arrest me?” Daville said to the judge in response to the defendant’s plea.
Daville is currently under arrest for contempt of court.