ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged in connection with a fight at an Orange County college bar that left a woman with serious head injuries.<\/p>\n
The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office said Abdeil Valcarcel and his family went to a sheriff\u2019s substation Tuesday to speak with investigators about the incident. After speaking with investigators, Valcarcel was arrested and charged with felony battery.<\/p>\n
The fight happened last Friday at Knight Library on University Boulevard during an alleged 18-and-over event.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, 19-year-old Olivia Nogueras said in a TikTok video that she was at the bar with her girlfriend when the fight broke out.<\/p>\n
Nogueras said she was violently thrown to the ground. She suffered a fractured skull and brain bleed, according to the report.<\/p>\n
According to the incident report, an off-duty deputy working at the bar was told that the victim was allegedly picked up off the floor, slammed to the ground and punched in the face.<\/p>\n
The report also says a bartender told the deputy he reviewed surveillance video that did not show someone being battered.<\/p>\n
Valcarcel appeared before a judge Thursday and later walked out of the juvenile justice center.<\/p>\n
Channel 9 asked Valcarcel and his mother if they had anything to say about the charge.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to be recorded. I don\u2019t want to be recorded. This is all still under investigation,\u201d his mother said to us in spanish.<\/p>\n
It remains unclear how Valcarcel, who is 17, was able to enter the bar during an 18-and-over event.<\/p>\n
A legal expert told Channel 9 that investigators are looking into whether people under 18 were allowed inside and whether anyone under 21 was drinking.<\/p>\n
It is also unclear what role Valcarcel allegedly played in the fight or whether additional arrests are expected.<\/p>\n
Channel 9 has reached out to the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office for information about any potential additional arrests but has not received a response.<\/p>\n
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