Seafood worker charged in stabbing near Nantucket ferry docks says video backs self-defense in wealthy enclave

The seafood transportation idiosyncratic accused of stabbing a antheral adjacent Nantucket’s engaged ferry docks claims constabulary video shows helium acted successful self-defense aft being attacked from down successful the bosom of the ritzy island’s downtown, his lawyer told Fox News Digital.

Kemar Downer, 40, a Sayle’s Seafood employee, was arraigned Wednesday greeting successful Nantucket District Court connected 2 charges of battle and artillery with a unsafe limb causing superior bodily injury.

"The video corroborates Kemar’s statements," his attorney, Rob Moriarty, told Fox News Digital , describing the footage arsenic showing "complete and full self-defense."

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"The video was astonishing for them," Moriarty said of the defense.

Kemar Downer, 40, a Sayle’s Seafood employee, was arraigned Wednesday greeting successful Nantucket District Court connected 2 charges of battle and artillery with a unsafe limb causing superior bodily injury. (Jason Graziadei / Nantucket Current)

Moriarty said the altercation was "over a girl," The Inquirer and Mirror reported.

Moriarty said the video shows the alleged victim, a Reis Trucking worker whom helium described arsenic larger than Downer, coming up down his lawsuit and punching him respective times successful the backmost of the head.

"He amazed him, punches him similar 3 times successful the backmost of the head," Moriarty said. "Kind of knocks him into something. I can’t archer precisely what it was. He was leaning implicit astatine the time."

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The lawyer said the antheral past kicked Downer aggregate times earlier the weapon came out.

"And past arsenic he’s kicking him, that’s erstwhile I deliberation the weapon comes out," Moriarty said.

A fewer passengers thrust the 11:55 precocious velocity ferry from Hyannis to Nantucket arsenic it leaves Hyannis Harbor successful Hyannis, MA connected March 18, 2020.  (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

The stabbing erupted Tuesday greeting connected South Beach Street, a downtown agelong adjacent the Steamship Authority ferry terminal, wherever summertime visitors determination onto Nantucket with formation bags and luggage earlier fanning retired toward the island’s cobblestoned streets.

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Nantucket constabulary antecedently said officers responded astatine 10:23 a.m. to South Beach Street betwixt Broad Street and Oak Street for a reported stabbing. The injured idiosyncratic was treated astatine the country and rushed to Nantucket Cottage Hospital.

Downer was released connected $2,500 bail and was ordered to enactment distant from the alleged victim, person nary interaction with him, deterioration a GPS tracking instrumentality and stay astatine slightest 25 yards from the alleged victim’s home, according to The Inquirer and Mirror.

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Moriarty besides argued successful tribunal that Downer should not person been held overnight due to the fact that determination was a accidental helium could person been arraigned Tuesday, the outlet reported.

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"Nantucket constabulary fundamentally decided they were not going to abide by the Constitution, due to the fact that they deliberation they’re supra it," Moriarty said, according to The Inquirer and Mirror.

Evening airy falls connected boats arsenic they bob successful the harbor of Nantucket, MA connected Aug. 13, 2020.  (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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According to a constabulary study cited by the outlet, Downer told investigators helium was delivering foodstuff to The Juice Bar, a fashionable crystal pick store connected the island, erstwhile the Reis Trucking worker began punching him successful the backmost of the head.

Downer allegedly told constabulary helium did not cognize the man, though they were from the aforesaid parish successful Jamaica. He said helium turned around, was kicked and past pulled a pocketknife from his waistband, swinging it toward the alleged unfortunate 2 oregon 3 times, according to the study cited by the outlet.

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A witnesser besides told constabulary that Downer went into The Juice Bar looking for different weapon successful lawsuit the alleged unfortunate returned, and grabbed a 10- to 12-inch room weapon earlier employees took it away, The Inquirer and Mirror reported.

The alleged unfortunate suffered what sources judge was a punctured lung and had a 2.5-inch unfastened laceration connected his near limb that was apt to necessitate country and permission important scarring, according to the outlet.

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The wounded antheral ran toward "The Strip" connected Broad Street, an country packed with casual restaurants and takeout spots, earlier returning toward his motortruck adjacent the extremity of South Beach Street, wherever bystanders helped him, the study said.

While Nantucket is location to beaches, a historical downtown and outdoor recreation that pull summertime visitors, wellness officials accidental tick-borne illnesses stay a persistent concern. (iStock)

Downer was arrested adjacent connected South Beach Street by Nantucket constabulary Sgt. Travis Ray aft being recovered sitting successful a seat connected the sidewalk, The Inquirer and Mirror reported.

The daytime unit rattled Nantucket arsenic the affluent coastal enclave enters highest summertime season, erstwhile its year-round colonisation swells with vacationers, day-trippers, seasonal workers and affluent homeowners.