Injured man’s tale varies, police say

A man found “bleeding heavily” at a Little Rock fastfood restaurant initially told police he was beaten in the head with a crowbar but later changed his story, police said.

About 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, officers met the 34-year-old at 411 S. University Ave., the address listed for a McDonald’s restaurant. The man had a wound on the back of his head, a police report said.

The man told police he was at Aces and Kings Liquor Store at 6821 Colonel Glenn Road when an unknown assailant hit him with a crowbar. He described the attacker as having black hair, a beard, and wearing a black hoodie and bluejeans.

The 34-year-old later said he was hit with a two-by-four, and then said he was struck with a machete in the parking lot of Big Lots at 5820 Asher Ave.

He was taken to CHI St. Vincent Infirmary for treatment of injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, the report said.

Officers interviewed an Aces and Kings employee, who said he remembered seeing two men, one of them wearing a black hoodie, standing outside the store while the victim was inside. He showed the officers security footage of one of the men watching the man inside the store, according to authorities.