Man arrested in assault of Mardi Gras revelers in Mobile

Man arrested in assault of Mardi Gras revelers in Mobile

A Florida man is in custody, charged in an attack on two Mardi Gras revelers on the Mobile Civic Center pedestrian sidewalk.

NBC15 reports that Glenn Snell and his husband, Patrick Snell, were crossing the bridge after the annual Order of Osiris Mardi Grad ball on Jan. 23 when they encountered a couple, with the woman vomiting and the man reportedly throwing objects off the bridge into traffic.

The Snells asked the man — later identified as 24-year-old John Desporte — to stop, prompting Desporte and the as-yet unidentified woman to attack the two men, according to the report.

Glenn Snell told NBC15 that he suffered injuries to his face, as well as to a surgically-repaired elbow which required a second surgery as a result of the attack.

Desporte, of Pace, Fla., was arrested this week by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Mobile Metro Jail, charged with first degree assault and harassment. He was released after posting $8,000 bond.

Police are still seeking the unidentified woman.