Man accused of sucker-punching Short North victims arrested

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police have arrested one of three men accused of sucker-punching and attacking two people over the weekend in the Short North.

According to court records, police responded to reports of several assaults occurring along North High Street in the Short North on Saturday night. Officers found two victims with injuries just after 9 p.m.

Police said one victim suffered a deep laceration to his chin, which required hospitalization, while a second victim said he briefly lost consciousness after being sucker punched during an attack.

Video surveillance footage led police to a group of three suspects, including 23-year-old Daz Quan Anderson, who reportedly was seen punching two people without provocation. One person appeared to be knocked out, police said, and Anderson admitted to doing so during a police interview.

Anderson told police that he and the other suspects were “antagonizing” and “clowning”, though also claimed one victim called him a racial slur, in response to the antagonizing. Anderson told police that the second victim said something, though not directed at Anderson himself.

Two other victims were allegedly assaulted around the same time, but Anderson denied being involved.

On Monday, a Franklin County Municipal Court judge issued Anderson a $100,000 bond and ordered him to next appear in court on Jan. 8 for a preliminary hearing.

Two other suspects named in a criminal complaint, Dale Seymore and Phillip Moore, have not yet been arrested.