A man made a weapon out of a post used to hold up rope for crowd control near the U Street Metro station over the weekend, police said.
The assault with a stanchion happened on the 1200 block of U Street NW about 3:45 a.m. Sunday.
The man was arguing with another man outside of the &pizza on the block when the attacker punched him and then hit the victim over the head with the pole, according to authorities.