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Carmel Man Charged in Brewery Stabbing of Knicks Fans During NBA Playoff Game

Facing three felony counts, Funke remains jailed without bond ahead of his initial Hamilton County hearing

Jarrett Funke
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Fans attend a watch party for Game Two of the Eastern Conference Third Round NBA Playoffs between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks.
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Overview

  • Court documents charge 24-year-old Jarrett Funke with battery by means of a deadly weapon, battery resulting in serious bodily injury and criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon.
  • Police say Funke returned to the Danny Boy Beer Works patio after an earlier clash and stabbed two New York Knicks supporters.
  • The victims suffered a stab wound to the back, a minor lung tear, a broken rib and a leg laceration and were bleeding profusely when officers arrived.
  • Multiple witnesses identified Funke as the primary aggressor, contradicting his statement that the Knicks fans initiated the fight.
  • Funke is held without bond in Hamilton County Jail and is due for his initial hearing today as the Pacers and Knicks head into Game 4