Categories: Indiana News

Bloomington Man Stabbed Outside East Side Bar; Suspect in Custody

Staff report

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — May 5, 2025

A 38-year-old Bloomington man was taken to a hospital for emergency surgery late Sunday night after being stabbed outside The Office Lounge bar on the city’s east side, according to police.

At approximately 11:31 p.m. on May 4, Bloomington Police officers responded to a report of a stabbing at the bar, located at 3900 E Third Street. Witnesses told arriving officers that the suspect was still at the scene, sitting in the passenger seat of a maroon Ford Expedition in the parking lot.

Sponsored

Multiple bystanders pointed out the man, who was taken into custody without incident. He was identified as 49-year-old Danny J. Mathis of Solsberry.

Police recovered a knife believed to have been used in the stabbing near the vehicle.

Sponsored

Mathis reportedly told officers he had been playing pool with people he didn’t know and that the altercation began when the victim grabbed his shoulder after Mathis made a comment to a woman who was with the victim.

However, several witnesses stated to police they did not observe any argument or physical altercation. Instead, they saw Mathis walking away from the victim and initially believed he had punched the man. Moments later, the victim began to complain that he had been stabbed in the abdomen.

Officers rendered emergency medical aid until an ambulance arrived. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery.

Mathis was transported to the Monroe County Jail and booked on a preliminary charge of battery with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony.

The post Bloomington Man Stabbed Outside East Side Bar; Suspect in Custody first appeared on The Bloomingtonian.

rssfeeds-admin

Share
Published by
rssfeeds-admin

Recent Posts

Meta’s deepfake moderation isn’t good enough, says Oversight Board

Meta’s Oversight Board wants the company to start taking AI labeling seriously to protect its…

6 minutes ago

Pokémon Pokopia Players Are Sharing an Important PSA for Anyone Just Starting: No, You Don’t Have to Manually Water All the Grass

Pokémon Pokopia players are speaking out to save others a whole lot of time and…

26 minutes ago

You Could Be Next

The LinkedIn post seemed like yet another scam job offer, but Katya was desperate enough…

1 hour ago

Bird Dog Hospitality sets big vision for growth with review-topping independent hotel brand

March 9, 2026 Adjust it for inflation, but consider this: “The saying was ‘Anybody can…

2 hours ago

New brunch restaurant to open this spring as east-side retail center seeks additional tenants

March 9, 2026 A new national breakfast-focused restaurant is about two months from opening in…

2 hours ago

Android Tech Lead PavelKorolev.xyz uses his .xyz to share perspectives on AI-driven development and mobile engineering

PavelKorolev.xyz – Public Domain Registry customer – (Kazakhstan) Individuals across research and development use .xyz…

2 hours ago

This website uses cookies.