Local Licensing Authority Minutes 2008 03 24

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Local Licensing Authority Minutes March 24, 2008 Page 3 of 8 He spoke with Ginny Newman, owner of the bar, and she had not observed the scuffle in the bar. Sergeant Mike Abromowich of the Louisville Police Department was sworn in and testified he was in charge of the team responding to the fight in the parking lot on the night in question. He interviewed Brian Sorette, who was involved in the incident in the parking lot. Sorette reported his friend, Clinton Bingaman, accidentally bumped into Pablo Lujan in the bar, and things began to get "heated" so he and his friends decided to leave. Lujan and his friend followed them out. Sergeant Abromowich interviewed Pablo Lujan who stated Clinton Bingaman bumped into him and they exchanged words, the bartender came over, broke them up, and took the pool cue from Lujan. Lujan reported words were exchanged as the other parties left the bar and he left shortly afterward. During his interview with Patrick O'Neal, Sergeant Abromowich reported O'Neal, who was also involved, felt if Pablo Lujan had been removed after the first incident, the fight outside would not have occurred. Officer Patrick Fitzgibbons was sworn in and testified. He issued a summons to the bartender, Jennifer Zane, for not reporting the disturbance inside the bar. Zane felt if she had not intervened in the bar it could have escalated into an incident. Officer Fitzgibbons was asked by Mr. Newman if Ms. Zane indicated how much time elapsed between the incident in the bar, parties leaving the bar and the fight outside. His impression was it all occurred within a couple of minutes. Patrick Ryan O'Neal, 305 W. Hawthorn Ct., Louisville, CO was sworn in and testified he was at the Back Room with his girlfriend and his friend, Clinton Bingaman and Bingaman's girlfriend. He was the designated driver for the evening and didn't drink that night. He said he received a summons for disturbing the peace for his part in the incident in the parking lot. He testified someone told him Bingaman was getting in a fight in the bar and he separated Bingaman and Pablo Lujan. He stated Lujan taunted and threatened him and his friends. O'Neal asked his friends to leave and when they left Lujan and Scott Watson followed them out and attacked them. Mr. Newman asked if O'Neal or anyone in his party did any taunting or provoking and O'Neal responded no. Mr. Newman showed the video of the incident and asked if Mr. O'Neal felt threatened, why it took so long for them to actually leave. Mr. Newman called Jennifer Zane, who was sworn in and testified. She was tending bar at the Back Room on November 19th. She was busy working, heard her name called, grabbed the phone, walked around the bar where two guys were having a disagreement. She separated them, they apologized and one asked if his girlfriend could finish her pizza, Zane agreed. Everything then seemed okay. She did not see any physical interaction that night and saw no reason to call the police. She heard no further comments from either group after the apologies.. Zane became aware of the fight in the parking lot when a patron told her. She grabbed the phone and called the police after she got outside. Virginia Newman, owner of the bar was sworn in as a witness and testified. She was in the kitchen most of the evening. She was closing out the register when