Man sent to hospital after fight in alley next to Rick's Saturday
One man was sent to the hospital after a fight involving six people early Saturday morning outside of Rick’s American Cafe, according to Ann Arbor police.
Lt. Renee Bush said officers were sent at 2 a.m. Saturday to the alleyway next to the bar, 611 Church St., for a report of a large fight.
The fight had ended by the time officers arrived on scene, but investigators were told two groups of three men were throwing punches in the melee that began when one man asked a group for a cigarette, Bush said.
One group of men, three 27-year-olds, with one hailing from Ann Arbor and the other two from Adrian, instead gave the inquirer a flurry of insults, Bush said.
The man asking for a cigarette responded and his friends traded insults with the 27-year-olds, according to Bush.
The exchange soon escalated into a physical brawl. The opposing group comprised men from Brighton, ages 21, 23 and 25, according to Bush.
Multiple men suffered large bumps on their heads and one of the Brighton men was taken to University of Michigan Hospital with a laceration to the right side of the head, according to Bush.
No arrests were made and none of the other men required medical treatment, Bush said.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
eyesofjustice
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 : 9:25 p.m.
It should be noted that, as reported in http://www.annarbor.com ,there were questionable workings in the court-ordered closure of the Dream-Nite night club where Dream-Nite's attorney, Mr. Shand, reported that Postema walked into the office of Judge Connors and walked out with an order shutting down the night club with no prior hearing. There was controversy about Postema's magical procuring of this order without the opposing side being heard in open court. Postema's name also surfaced in controvery regarding E-Mailgate. As City Attorney, issues were raised on whether he gave adequate warnings to City Council as to whether certain use of computers during City Council meetings might be running afoul of the Open Meetings Act. There is no public evidence that I am aware of that Postema or anyone in his office gave any prior warnings that such communications may be in contravention of that state statute. In fact, I seem to recall that Postema actually validated such e-mail communications after the fact – which many disagree with. Postema's performance as a City Attorney has been questionable at best. Does he merit ascension to the circuit court bench, or will he be as large of an embarrassment as some that already sit on the circuit court bench. He is the highest-paid city attorney employee in the State of Michigan; has he been worth it?
Jack
Wed, Jun 20, 2012 : 3:29 a.m.
You wouldn't by any chance be affiliated with Dream Niteclub, would you? Your comments certainly do point that way.
racerx
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 : 1:57 a.m.
Oh wait. It gets better. And we closed the ally where the Michael Jackson impersonator was dancing. Never any fights. Only the ahem..."potential" and the ally was closed. Not saying there's a double standard. Oops. My bad again...I just said that!?!
racerx
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 : 1:56 a.m.
Quick call the city attorney, file a petition to close the bar. What it happened outside the bar? Why would that stop the city! The place is a nusiance! Close it down. Oh wait. My bad. It's on campus. Oops. Sorry. It can stay open.
Robert Granville
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 : 1:18 p.m.
If this comment is about dream, i agree with the sentiment. There is a very particular reason why that club was viewed as a nuisance. The patrons weren't the type ann arbor welcomes. This is the first time i've seen a "disturbance" outside of ricks make the paper, despite personally witnessing a few knockdown dragouts and one particularly violent haymaker that knocked the unsuspecting target out immediately.
swcornell
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 : 8:03 p.m.
Saturday morning? 2:00 am is the middle of the night. This was nothing more than a drunken brawl outside a bar! Let's get the headline right
RunsWithScissors
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 : 7:46 p.m.
A melee outside Rick's American Cafe, eh? I'm shocked, shocked to find that fighting is going on out there.
Dave
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 : 7:08 p.m.
No because remember what the Mayor said, crime is down in Ann Arbor. I say that we build a sculpture to put in the down town "central park" people are arguing for. Lets make it much more expensive and take triple the time that was given when first proposed. Just to continue along with most of the polices set by this City.
eyesofjustice
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 : 5:42 p.m.
More fights in Ann Arbor, I wonder if the City Attorneys office is going to look into this matter?
eyesofjustice
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 : 4:26 p.m.
I was being s sarcastic, if this problem would of occurred on Fourth Ave the City Attorneys office would have closed down the venue.......Dream Nite Club has one violation on their Liquor License, Ricks has over FIFTEEN!......its pretty easy to sum up the situation "The Dream Night Club Welcomes Outsiders, People Who Do Not Live in Ann Arbor" Stephen Postema words right out his mouth
Robert Granville
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 : 1:10 p.m.
That's a joke right? You wouldn't really want city resources wasted on a drunken bar fight, would you?
harry
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 : 4:57 p.m.
The magic of drinking. Personally I stopped fighting when I became old enough to get sued from fighting. I am not losing everything I worked for over some ignorant comments.
MK
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 : 3:37 p.m.
Bro's!
smokeblwr
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 : 3:36 p.m.
Kids, this is why smoking is unhealthy.