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CapMetro bus fight injures 1, suspect in jail
Austin police say a man was arrested after a fight that started on a CapMetro bus left one man seriously injured over the weekend.
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police say a man was arrested after a fight started on a CapMetro bus that left one man seriously injured over the weekend.
The suspect is identified as Tim Kavanaugh.
A witness tells police Kavanaugh was using racial slurs on the bus, which upset another passenger, leading to a fight that continued after they got off the bus.
An officer found the victim at around 8 p.m. on Saturday, surrounded by blood and with a severe laceration to his head.
He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
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Later that night, Kavanaugh approached a different officer and said he had been in a fight, and that he hoped he had not killed the victim.
The officer also reported that Lavanaugh smelled like alcohol, and admitted to drinking a Four Loko before the fight.
Kavanaugh is being charged with Aggravated Assault, Serious Bodily Injury.