Marine veteran says he was attacked by rowdy, drunken men at Fla. restaurant

A former U.S. Marines corporal faces more surgery on his jaw, which had to be screwed shut, after he says he was sucker-punched outside a Florida restaurant.

Mitch, who didn’t want his last name revealed, says he was on a date April 24 at the Quarterdeck seafood restaurant in Davie, Fla., when a group of rowdy people entered.

“There was a group of gentlemen that showed up, about 10 or so people, the majority of them without their shirt or shoes on,” Mitch said. “They were very rowdy. They were drinking, and I stupidly made the comment, ‘What, are we at the beach, boys?'”

The group started cursing out the 25-year-old former U.S. Marines corporal, and one even tried to approach him later.

“I told him to get away from me,” Mitch said.

Mitch and his date eventually decided to leave the restaurant.

“As we were exiting the front doors, I opened the door for her first,” he said. “She took several steps out. I followed her. Next thing I know, I felt a grab on my left arm, hit to the right of my face.”