As prosecutors continue to build their case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on murder and gun charges, new details about his troubled past continue to make it's way into headlines.

The most recent development is about a 2007 bar fight at the University of Florida that suggest the incident was far from trivial.

According to a 2007 police report, Hernandez had a brush with the law prior to even playing a down as a member of the Gators.

On May 4, 2007 Hernandez showed up to a restaurant called The Swamp in Gainesville, Fla., and was involved in an altercation that left one individual battered and injured.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the publication that obtained the police report, here's what took place:     A waitress brought Hernandez two "alcoholic drinks." After Hernandez finished the drinks, a restaurant employee named Michael Taphorn delivered a bill. Hernandez said he hadn't ordered the drinks and refused to pay, at which point a "verbal altercation" began between the two men. Hernandez called a witness over to try to intervene, but a resolution couldn't be reached. Hernandez was told to leave and escorted out by Taphorn.

After stepping outside, according to the report, Hernandez told police Taphorn "got in his face" and began yelling at him. As Taphorn turned to walk away, Hernandez punched him in the side of the head-a fact Hernandez did not dispute.

Taphorn complained of hearing loss in his ear but refused medical treatment on the scene, the report said. The next day, however, doctors discovered his right eardrum had burst, an injury he was told would take four to six weeks to heal, according to the police report.

Hernandez didn't get arrested because of his age at the time, according to Benjamin Tobias, a spokesman for the Gainesville police department. However, given the severity of the injury, the department recommended a charge of felony battery-a crime that, for adults in Florida, carries a maximum of up to five years in prison.

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