Beating Death Suspect Due Back in Court

A Dover man charged with beating another Dover man to death over a spilled drink at The Page Sports Bar and Restaurant is due back in court this morning.

Zachary O'Neill, 24, of 12 New York St. in Dover, is scheduled to have a probable cause hearing on Wednesday morning in Portsmouth Circuit Court at 8:30 p.m.

He was ordered held on $250,000 cash only bail after he was arrested for a felony count of first-degree assault on Tuesday night by New Hampshire State Police in Rochester.

During his arraignment on April 10, Portsmouth Police Prosecutor David Colby said  of the Stadium Lounge on Saturday night at closing time "because he didn't want to wreck his evening."

Krantz refused medical treatment offered by The Page's security staff after O'Neill was escorted out of the establishment and was later taken home by some of his friends. Krantz later died after he sustained a fractured skull in the attack that resulted in an acute epidural hematoma.

Since the beating death occurred, The Page's owners have closed the Stadium Lounge and hope to transform it into a new restaurant.