Taylor Collin Short
SYRACUSE — Taylor Collin Short, 23, 60760 Ashton Way, Elkhart, was arrested Dec. 15, on charges of battery, a level 5 felony, and battery, a class A misdemeanor.
A probable cause affidavit filed by Syracuse Police states that on Sunday, July 20, a Syracuse Police Department officer met with Zachary Rooney, who advised he and Cassidy Freel had been spending an evening at a tavern in Syracuse.
Rooney advised he wanted to leave the tavern and Freel wanted to stay. They went to their vehicle in the parking lot to argue over whether they should leave. He advised there was a knock on his window and Taylor Short asked him what was going on.
Rooney advised Short everything was okay, but Short pulled him from the vehicle and hit him multiple times until he lost consciousness.
He later went to Parkview Medical Center for treatment for his injuries including abrasions to his face, back and neck.
Police officers then went to Freel, who advised when the fight broke out, she was pushed down, causing an abrasion to her right knee.
Short is being held on a $10,000 surety and $250 cash bond.