The Boston Licensing Board today found "no violation" in the case of a guy who leaped into Boston Harbor from the roof deck of Legal Harborside on Northern Avenue.
At a hearing on Tuesday, a Boston Police detective said the man complied with a dare from friends celebrating his birthday to try to get from the deck to the water in a single jump - over both a deck railing and a first-floor boardwalk extending 15 feet out from the restaurant. He was then arrested.
At the hearing, a Legal attorney said the man made the jump despite the presence of four security guards on the deck. He said the restaurant now has one of the guards permanently stationed right at the railing.