Kavanaugh accused of throwing ice at man in 1985 bar fight

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was accused of throwing ice at a man during an altercation at a bar while in college.

A report released Tuesday by police in New Haven, Conn., says Kavanaugh was questioned after the 1985 incident, but wasn't arrested.

The report says 21-year-old Dom Cozzolino told police that Kavanaugh threw ice at him for "some unknown reason." Cozzolino said he then got hit on the ear with a glass.

A witness told police the man who threw the glass was Chris Dudley, Kavanaugh's close friend. Chad Ludington, another Yale classmate, told The New York Times the altercation happened while they were drinking at a bar after a concert.

Dudley and Cozzolino didn't immediately return messages on Tuesday.

During questioning before the Senate judiciary committee last Thursday, Kavanaugh repeatedly dodged questions from Democrats about his drinking.

But former college friends have since told reporters he was a "sloppy drunk" who could be aggressive, and a recent report from a Yale classmate alleged Kavanaugh once threw a beer at a bar patron's face and started a fight over a "semi-hostile remark."

On Tuesday, the White House noted that Kavanaugh wasn't arrested or charged in the 1985 incident and questioned its relevance to his nomination.

With a file from CBC's Matt Kwong