By Jay F. Marks
Staff Writer
The rancor in the Red River Rivalry apparently doesn't die between football or basketball seasons.
An Oklahoma City man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery, accused of causing extensive damage to another man's scrotum just because he wore a
University of Texas shirt into a local bar.
Allen Michael Beckett, 53, has not been arrested on the felony charge, which was filed Monday in
Oklahoma County District Court. It carries up to five years in prison if he is convicted.
Beckett is accused of having launched a verbal attack on
Brian Thomas when the other man walked into
Henry Hudson's Pub at 3509 NW 58 on June 17, according to court documents.
What happened
Thomas said
Beckett, whom he had never met, called him "everything under the sun” for wearing a Longhorns T-shirt into the bar.
He said he and his friend sat at a table in the corner and tried to ignore the other man, but other man — who apparently is a
University of Oklahoma fan — kept screaming at him.
Thomas said he decided he'd had enough after about 20 minutes of
Beckett's abuse so he went to the bar to pay his tab. When he turned around, he said
Beckett grabbed his crotch and refused to let go.
Thomas hit the other man several times before several bar patrons intervened, but
Thomas said
Beckett didn't let go until
Thomas heard his scrotum tear and blood ran down his leg.
Thomas, who grew up a Texas fan, said it took more than 60 stitches to close his wound.
Two months later, he said he still is a lot of pain.The injury also caused
Thomas to fall behind on his child support payments because he couldn't work.
Beckett could not be reached for comment Wednesday by
The Oklahoman.
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