2008 Woodie Awards
Bourbon Street bar scuffle ends with blood, cops
Priorities 'terrible' in emergency response
CAROLYN CRIST
Issue date: 7/17/08 Section: News
|
A fight ensued at Bourbon Street bar on Broad Street when someone accused a male student of bumping into a girl, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report.
"I was smoking a cigarette outside when a fight spilled outside with maybe five people against three who were kicked out of the bar because they tried to fight inside," junior Taylor Lorio said. "They were rolling around, and one was cut on the left side of the chest. You don't really expect that at Bourbon Street."
A University police officer was flagged down, and ACC police were called to the scene minutes later.
"I arrived and the victim, Ben Moss, was sitting on the curb holding his side," wrote ACC Officer K. A. Thornton. "Friends were around him. They said he fell on something, either a bottle or the cafe railing."
Thornton surveyed the bar and saw blood on the floor near the first booth and a bloody broken bottle in the trash. University police detained Steven Underwood because "people were pointing him out."
Underwood and Patrick Willis said they walked into the bar when someone accused Willis of bumping into a girl. He apologized, and a fight ensued inside. Once it was moved outside, Christina Moinipour was knocked to the ground and stepped on, and Willis had a "busted nose," according to the report.
Moss and Underwood were involved in a second fight outside.
"They grappled and fell to the ground, and a bottle was crushed by Ben, causing his injury," Thornton wrote.
No weapons were found near the scene. Moss was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center.
"It took five minutes for cops to get there, which is terrible downtown, and they asked if the guy with the cut was ok when he sat on the corner, scrambling to get stuff to put on the wound," Lorio said. "Paramedics arrived 10 to 12 minutes later, and there were about eight cops on the scene - not paying attention to the victim, just trying to round up people from the fight. Priorities were terrible."
Viewing Comments 1 - 10 of 32
Bill Nye the Science Guy
posted 7/17/08 @ 12:02 PM EST
There were a few more than 5 people from what i was told. I heard when the cops got there all the underage people that helped jump 2 guys and a girl ran so that they wouldnt get in trouble. (Continued…)
kelly
posted 7/17/08 @ 2:15 PM EST
Pretty typical of ACCPD. Looking for someone who they could issue a speeding ticket to instead of actually protecting or serving the public.
GetaLife
posted 7/17/08 @ 4:18 PM EST
To BillNye above, way to participate in gossip journalism just like your idols there at the r&b. "what i was told", ha, pathetic. If you weren't there don't say anything. (Continued…)
Wow
posted 7/17/08 @ 4:59 PM EST
Again, GetaLife. You seem to spend a lot of time on this Web site for someone who hates "gossip journalism."
Nicole
posted 7/17/08 @ 5:07 PM EST
Hey you fratastic kid. You need to get a life and realize your so called 'brothers' jumped one guy verses 20. Of course your going to say it was the other three that started it because you have to look out for your 'brothers'. (Continued…)
christina
posted 7/17/08 @ 5:17 PM EST
read the police report.
k love
posted 7/17/08 @ 5:38 PM EST
I was one of the three or two and a half if you consider it was a girl. I didnt witness the misunderstanding, but i did turn around to see five guys stomping my friend and when I did I did what any friend would do and jumped in to help my friends, a guy and a girl getting stomped. (Continued…)
Nicole
posted 7/17/08 @ 6:45 PM EST
Suck on that Frat boys.
Bill Nye The Science Guy
posted 7/17/08 @ 7:05 PM EST
only dbags stomp on a girl. candyass frat boys
Watts
posted 7/17/08 @ 8:11 PM EST
Thats my boy K-love!! Yall too p-dub and Christina!! MAC-TOWN!!!!!
Post a Comment