Man charged after pat on the back for hotel clerk

Posted: 07.12.2012 at 5:11 PM

ASPEN, COLO. (AP) -- A Castle Rock man is facing assault charges after he gave an Aspen hotel clerk a pat on the back.

The clerk says the man slapped him hard after he gave the man's wife another key to get into their hotel room following a domestic dispute.

According to the Aspen Daily News, 55-year-old John Haggar denied the allegations. Haggar is due in Pitkin County Court on Sept. 18.

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Information from: Aspen Daily News

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