In April, 2001, indie film darlings Steve Buscemi and Vince Vaughn were involved in a bar room brawl that left Vaughn in jail and Buscemi in the hospital.
The incident took place at the Firebelly Lounge in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. The actors were on location shooting a John Travolta movie directed by Harold Becker, ironically entitled Domestic Disturbance.
Vaughn, screenwriter Scott Rosenberg and two other Wilmington men were charged with misdemeanour assault following the fight. Steve Buscemi was not charged. All four were immediately released on bail. Timothy Fogerty, a 21-year-old Wilmington resident was charged Thursday with assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing Buscemi several times in the head, throat and arm. Buscemi was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. He was reportedly discharged Thursday afternoon and flew back to New York.
Timothy Fogerty, eventually plead guilty to a reduced charge in the incident Thursday. Mr. Fogerty, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury. The intent to kill portion of the charge was dropped - slightly lessening the severity of the felony - in exchange for Mr. Fogerty's plea in New Hanover County Superior Court. He was sentenced to a minimum of 25 months in custody, all but 180 days of which will be suspended while he remains on supervised probation for three years. A college senior, Mr. Fogerty began serving his sentence in January, after the semester ended.
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