A boozed up Minnesota man beat a driver with a tire iron because he confronted him about parking illegally in a handicapped space, according to a report.

Stephen Todey, of New Hope, was charged Tuesday with third-degree assault in the Brooklyn Center attack that left an unidentified male victim unconscious outside of a Walgreens on Sunday, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Star Tribune.

Todey, 24, allegedly hit the victim with a tire iron he retrieved from his car after the man confronted him over the handicapped parking space, saying he wanted to use the spot because his girlfriend suffers from multiple sclerosis.

The woman’s symptoms were “extremely bad” that evening and a car belonging to Todey that did not a handicap sticker was in the space, according to the complaint.

That prompted the victim to get out of his car and confront Todey, who also exited his vehicle and proceeded to use a tire iron to assault him, authorities allege.

Todey also punched the victim several times, knocking him to the ground. Todey then continued to kick and stomp the victim, leaving him with a broken nose and a traumatic brain injury that led to him losing consciousness, according to the criminal complaint.

Todey, who was arrested later Sunday, was found to be “extremely intoxicated” at the time, police said. He remained held Wednesday on $40,000 bond, jail records show.

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