Man's face crushed, neck fractured after attack at Missouri City bar

Bar owner said there was no indication of any problems among patrons that night

HOUSTON – Missouri City police are searching for the person responsible for severely injuring a man at a popular watering hole. Jordan Thibodeaux was critically injured Sunday morning at Petrie's Sports Lounge on Highway 6 near Glenn Lake.

"Basically his face is crushed, all the way," said Thibodeaux's mother, Karen. "His nose is obviously broken. He has a fractured neck."

Thibodeaux's mother said her son was jumped in the bathroom near closing time. She said her son never saw his attacker's face.

"They're going to have to rebuild his whole face. We don't even know how many teeth he's missing," said Karen Thibodeaux.

Bar owner Micah Petrie said there was no indication of any problems among patrons that night. Petrie said regular patrons mixed well with members of a youth sports league, who were having a party that night.

Petrie showed KPRC surveillance video from inside the bar the morning Thibodeaux was hurt. While there is no audio on the recordings, Thibodeaux appears to be having a good time at the bar, even giving a high-five to another patron before walking toward the bathroom.

"It hurts my feelings to even think somebody would do something like that," said Petrie.

The video shows one man enter the bathroom. Less than a minute later, another man goes in. Then, 30 seconds after that, Thibodeaux walks in. The video then shows the first man walk out a short time later. About a minute after that the second man walks out.

Several minutes pass before Thibodeaux comes out and sits down. Petrie and another employee try to help him.

"I saw him sitting down over here and he was bloody. His face was bashed in," said Petrie. "He said he didn't know what was going on. He said he got jumped in the bathroom. That's all he could say."

If you know anything about this incident, you are asked to call the Missouri City Police Department or Crimestoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.

Thibodeaux's mother said her son will need several surgeries to repair the damage to his face and neck. The family has set up a GoFundMe account to ask for the public's help with medical expenses. 


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