Man Pleads Guilty in Deadly Mandan Bar Fight

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man has pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault in a bar brawl that resulted in another man's death.

Carlos Mendez Jr. of Devils Lake was charged last summer in connection with the October 2013 assault outside of Old Town Bar in Mandan.

The Bismarck Tribune reports Jeff Pach fell to the ground and hit his head during a fight with Mendez. He later died as a result of his injuries.

An autopsy determined Pach's cause of death was anoxic encephalopathy, described as the result of a blunt head injury and alcohol intoxication.

It's unclear when sentencing will be held for Mendez.