Police: Man Attacked with Glass Bottle Hospitalized

A 25-year-old Orange man was hospitalized on Sunday, March 17 after allegedly being attacked with a glass bottle outside a Valley Road bar in West Orange, police said. 

Patricio Paucar, 29, of Orange, and Luis Morocho, 32, of West Orange, were arrested after allegedly attacking the man on March 17, officials said. 

According to the report, West Orange police saw three men pushing each other in the parking lot of Las Palmeras, located at 364 Valley Road, at about 1:50 p.m.

The officer pulled into the parking lot after seeing the 25-year-old man's hand was bleeding.

The man told police Paucar and Morocho attacked him outside the bar and claimed Paucar attacked him with a glass bottle.

Officials transported the injured man, whom they did not identify, to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston for treatment. 

Paucar was charged with aggravated assault and two counts possession of a weapon. He was given a court date of Wednesday, March 27 with bail set at $30,000 with no 10 percent option. 

Morocho was charged with simple assault and given a court date of Thursday, March 21.