Ravens fan in critical condition following alleged fight with Raiders fans
A Baltimore Ravens fan remains in critical condition a day after suffering a head injury during an altercation with a pair of Oakland Raiders fans at the end of Sunday’s game at M&T Bank Stadium.
“My brother is in critical condition on life support over a football game,” Susan Bauer informed The Baltimore Sun of her 55-year-old brother, Joseph Bauer, of Jessup, Md. “We’re in shock over this. …
“You just don’t expect that you would go to a football game and someone would put you in intensive care. I just can’t even believe it’s happening.”
According to Susan Bauer’s account to the newspaper, Joseph suffered subdural hematoma – a collection of blood around the brain – when his head hit the concrete after he was struck during an argument with Raiders fans near a concession stand between the stadium’s third and fourth levels.
Doctors informed the family Joseph Bauer has a 30 percent chance of surviving the head injury, his sister told The Sun. He was reportedly attending the game with his wife and another couple. Susan Bauer told the paper her brother was once an active member of the United States Marine Corps.
Police charged Westchester County, N.Y., residents Scott Smith, 28, and Andrew Nappi, 31, with both first- and second-degree assault, according to The Baltimore Sun. Nappi was released on $25,000 bail.
As of Monday morning, the Ravens had yet to address the incident publicly after Sunday’s 28-27 loss to the Raiders, and Susan Bauer expressed disappointment in the team’s “lack of response overall.”
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