Roselle man charged with manslaughter in North Side bar fight that turned fatal

Charges have been filed in the death of a Berwyn man who suffered fatal injuries during a fight last month with a Roselle man at a Goose Island neighborhood bar.

Pedro Soto, 42, of Roselle, is charged with a felony count of involuntary manslaughter in the Jan. 14 death of 31-year-old Jenaro Carballo.

Soto and Carballo were standing on a platform at Estate Ultra Bar and Yacht Club, 1117 N. Elston Ave., when they got into an argument, Cook County prosecutors said.

Carballo had turned his back when Soto grabbed him from behind and threw him off the platform, which was raised about 6 inches off the ground, prosecutors said. Carballo struck his head on the ground and Soto began to kick him when security staff at the bar intervened.

Soto's attorney disputed the narrative for the fight offered by prosecutors and said Carballo was drunk and had accosted Soto several times.

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