London police have charged a 23-year-old Southwold, Ont., man with aggravated assault in connection with an altercation outside a Richmond Row bar early Monday involving a bar patron and a security guard that was caught on video.
The incident took place around 2 a.m. at Molly Bloom’s Irish Pub on Richmond Street, police said.
According to the investigation, a 21-year-old man became involved in an interaction with a pub employee inside and was asked to leave. After walking out of the pub, a verbal altercation ensued involving the patron, another man, and bar security guards.
In a video posted online, a scuffle can be seen, and the patron and the other man are then physically removed from the pub by security staff. The two can be heard exchanging words with the guards.
One of the guards suddenly strikes the 21-year-old man in the face after he appears to grab the guard’s arm, sending him falling to the sidewalk. Police said the man was taken to hospital where he was treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He has since been released.
In a statement Thursday, police spokesperson Const. Sandasha Bough said initially the victim didn’t want to proceed with charges, but later changed his mind and came forward to police.
After investigating, police issued a warrant for a 23-year-old Southwold, Ont., man in relation to the incident. Police said he turned himself in at police headquarters Thursday night.
Police said Daniel Ryan Taylor, a bouncer at the bar, faces a charge of aggravated assault. Police said the accused has been released from custody and will appear in court on May 31.
980 CFPL reached out to the management of Molly Bloom’s, but they were unavailable to comment.