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Family of man killed in Fred's fight sues bar; alleges employees didn't do enough
Posted on 3/28/25 at 11:45 am
Posted on 3/28/25 at 11:45 am
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BATON ROUGE — The family of a man who died after hitting his head on concrete during a fight at Fred's Bar is suing the Tigerland establishment alleging that its employees failed to act promptly in a way that could have prevented the 26-year-old's death.
Sheylli Pantoja's suit, filed Monday, argues that bar employees "breached their duty to protect their patrons from foreseeable and preventable harm" after a fight among Devin Repath and multiple other patrons led to another altercation outside the bar.
Repath died in the hospital four days after he was struck and hit his head on the concrete. Repath, who is from the New Orleans area, was in Baton Rouge on March 22, 2024, with a group of friends to celebrate an upcoming wedding.
"Fred's Bar had a duty to exercise reasonable care to protect Devin Repath from harm at the hands of a fellow guest," the lawsuit a year after the Fred's fight says.
The lawsuit, filed by the mother of Repath's children, goes on to say that the bar staff did not promptly remove Repath and others involved in the initial fight. This is despite knowing their level of inebriation could have caused themselves or others harm, the lawsuit says.
Another person purportedly involved in the fight was also named in the suit against Fred's and its employees. Vincent Leco has not been accused of a crime related to Repath's death.
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An LSU student — 21-year-old Matthew Marsiglia — was arrested in April in connection with Repath's death. Marsiglia allegedly ducked a punch and then shoved Repath down in the parking lot, ultimately leading to the man's death, arrest documents said. Marsiglia was formally charged in November.
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This post was edited on 3/28/25 at 11:48 am
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Posted on 3/28/25 at 11:47 am to Dire Wolf
Seems to be a trend to raise irresponsible children, send them off to LSU to get themselves killed at Tigerland, then sue everyone under the sun because your kid was a frickup.
Posted on 3/28/25 at 11:51 am to Dire Wolf
Imagine being 26 and dying at Fred’s so everyone knows you were 26 and at Fred’s.
Posted on 3/28/25 at 11:51 am to Dire Wolf
Didn’t this kid start the fight and after it got broken up/ separated, he approached again?
Posted on 3/28/25 at 11:51 am to Dire Wolf
They rarely ID the ambulance chaser that files it
Posted on 3/28/25 at 11:59 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Didn’t this kid start the fight and after it got broken up/ separated, he approached again?
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An arrest affidavit for Matthew Marsiglia, 21, dated April 3 seems to paint Repath as the aggressor for part of the encounter. Detectives reviewed surveillance video from a tented area outside the bar. They saw a pair of men talking to a group of three men. Police redacted the identities of other people in the affidavit before releasing it.
"During the conversation Devin Repath walks behind several of his friends and punches [REDACTED] in the head. [REDACTED] then falls to the ground at which time [REDACTED] charges Repath. [REDACTED] is subdued by Repath's friends, and the groups are separated," the affidavit says.
"A short time later [REDACTED] can be seen walking around with [REDACTED] and Matthew Marsiglia. Repath is then seen backing out of the bar while exchanging words with [redacted by police] and Marsiglia," the affidavit says.
"Repath backs up into the parking lot and about halfway into the parking (sic) Repath stops and attempts to hit Marsiglia. Marsiglia ducks and is not hit. Repath then backs up several steps and Marsiglia then takes both hands and shoves Repath by the shoulders causing Repath to fall and strike his head on the parking lot pavement," the affidavit says.
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This post was edited on 3/28/25 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 3/28/25 at 12:14 pm to Dire Wolf
I have never understood people that get drunk and then try to fight everyone. All drinking has ever made me want to do is flirt, piss, or fall asleep.
Posted on 3/28/25 at 12:20 pm to Dire Wolf
Surely that dude won’t be charged for pushing someone off of him
Posted on 3/28/25 at 12:20 pm to HeadCall
quote:these kid you're referencing is 26yo
raise irresponsible children, send them off to LSU to get themselves killed at Tigerland, then sue everyone under the sun because your kid was a frickup.
Posted on 3/28/25 at 12:20 pm to SulphursFinest
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Surely that dude won’t be charged for pushing someone off of him
charged with manslaughter
Posted on 3/28/25 at 12:29 pm to SuperSaint
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these kid you're referencing is 26yo
26 is the new 16 with all the new age parenting.
Posted on 3/28/25 at 12:51 pm to HeadCall
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Seems to be a trend to raise irresponsible children, send them off to LSU to get themselves killed at Tigerland, then sue everyone under the sun because your kid was a frickup.
He wasn’t a child. And:
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The lawsuit, filed by the mother of Repath's children
Posted on 3/28/25 at 12:52 pm to Dire Wolf
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"During the conversation Devin Repath walks behind several of his friends and punches [REDACTED] in the head.
Wonder if it was worth his death.
Posted on 3/28/25 at 12:53 pm to Havoc
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He wasn’t a child.
Technically no one at Fred’s should be a child
Posted on 3/28/25 at 12:55 pm to HeadCall
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then sue everyone under the sun because the attorney is probably working on a contingency basis, so suing anyone & everyone only costs them the filing fees.
Posted on 3/28/25 at 1:01 pm to rickyb223
I have never understood people that get drunk and then try to fight everyone. All drinking has ever made me want to do is flirt, piss, or fall asleep.
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A drunk man’s actions are his sober thoughts
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A drunk man’s actions are his sober thoughts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 1:13 pm to HeadCall
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send them off to LSU to get themselves killed at Tigerland,
Repath wasnt a student at LSU
Posted on 3/28/25 at 1:14 pm to HeadCall
Hoes and obnoxious drunks don't fare too well in tigerland.
Posted on 3/28/25 at 1:19 pm to Dire Wolf
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During the conversation Devin Repath walks behind several of his friends and punches [REDACTED] in the head. [REDACTED] then falls to the ground at which time [REDACTED] charges Repath. [REDACTED] is subdued by Repath's friends, and the groups are separated," the affidavit says.
Wow, these travel ball names are really getting out of control. It used to just be Braden, Caden, Jaden and Hayden. Now it's [REDACTED].
Posted on 3/28/25 at 1:22 pm to The Boat
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Imagine being 26 and dying at Fred’s so everyone knows you were 26 and at Fred’s.
And that’s where you brought your friend for his bachelor party
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