"Wife Beater"

A Jacksonville man went to grab a beer and brought home a painful memento from his night out.

The 22-year-old sailor was knocked unconscious and had the phrase “Wife Beater” scrawled across his stomach Saturday outside Bourbon Street Station Bar on 1770 St. Johns Bluff Road in Jacksonville.

The victim, who was arrested in March on a domestic battery charge against his wife, went to the bar by himself about 11:45 p.m. He cut his night short when he saw a woman who was with his wife the night he was arrested, the police report said.

He drained his beer and headed back to his car. The victim said he was walking toward his vehicle and checking his phone when it all went black. He woke up in a haze with a burning chest pain, according to the report. He lifted his bloody shirt and saw the letters stenciled into his stomach with a blade.

He went home and didn’t file a complaint until Monday morning after his naval commander advised him to seek police assistance. The man told authorities he didn’t alert any of the officers at the bar the night of his attack because he was worried the incident might violate his probation.