A Poplar Grove man pleaded guilty Monday to slashing an opponent’s cheek over a pool game in a Harvard bar.

Michael A. Schallmoser, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing bodily harm, a Class 3 felony, and was sentenced to four years in prison, according to the judgment order filed in McHenry County court.

He is required to serve half his prison time followed by six months mandatory supervised release, according to the order.

At about 1 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2024 , police responded to the Front Street Tap at 106 East Front St. for a report of two men fighting and one having been “stabbed in the face with a knife,” according to a Harvard police news release at the time.

When officers separated Schallmoser and the other man, who were still brawling when they arrived

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