Pacers Fan Charged After Stabbing at Carmel Brewery

Jarrett Funke, a 24-year-old Indiana Pacers fan, has been charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, and criminal recklessness after allegedly stabbing two New York Knicks fans on May 23 at Danny Boy Beer Works in Carmel, Indiana, during Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. According to witnesses and court documents, Funke harassed the Knicks fans, knocked a hat off one of their heads, and was removed from the bar, but returned to stab one man in the back, causing a broken rib and minor lung tear, and injure another in the leg. Funke claimed self-defense, stating the victims antagonized and assaulted him, though multiple eyewitnesses identified him as the main aggressor. Both injured Knicks fans were hospitalized. Funke was arrested at the scene and remains in custody at Hamilton County Jail. The incident underscores heightened tensions during the high-stakes playoff series, which the Pacers currently lead.