Decade-old Grudge Leads in Fight at Nickel Rose

San Rafael police arrested a Marin City man after he allegedly broke a beer bottle over another man's head in a fight at Nickel Rose Sunday, according to Detective Scott Eberle.

James Tyron Roary, 51, was booked in Marin County Jail on the felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon. His bail is set at $50,000.

The fight began around 12:45 a.m. at the bar Nickel Rose at 848 B St, when the victim, a 38-year-old man from Novato, accused Roary of assaulting the victim's family member 10 years before. Eberle could not comment on the details of the feud, but said the fight ended with Roary allegedly breaking a beer bottle over the victim's head. 

Two bystanders were also injured in the the scuffle, but Eberle said they did not have to be transported to the hospital.

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