Arnald Thomas-Darrah and Jovan Ralfhel Dean, Fort Lauderdale, Florida bouncers, were arrested this past week for assaulting customers Alexander Coelho and David Parker following a dispute at Dirty Blondes Sports Bar, news sources report. Thomas-Darrah, 30, and Dean, 35, were booked into the Broward County Main Jail on charges of battery. A judge ordered that Thomas-Darrah be held in lieu of $1,000 bail bond;. It is unclear whether Dean qualified for bail. The press did not specify an attorney for either of the defendants.
According to reports, both Thomas-Darrah and Dean work as bouncers for Dirty Blondes Sports Bar on Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard. It remains to be seen how this incident will affect their position at the popular nightspot. In a public statement, a spokesperson for the bar called the assaults "an isolated incident" and apologized to patrons who had to witness the scuffle.
Reports say the incident occurred on July 26 at Dirty Blondes. Coelho, Parker, and two others were at the bar and began arguing with a bartender, sources say. The bouncers then asked the four to leave. The customers complied, and once outside, one of the men asked to speak to a manager. That is when the alleged assault began.
"All of a sudden, [Dean] picked up the victim's friend [Parker] by the neck and threw him to the ground," the affidavit reportedly says. Then, Thomas-Darrah reportedly struck Coelho's eye with a closed fist without "warning or provocation." The assault escalated from there, reports say. "[Thomas-Darrah] struck [Coelho] in the face a second time, knocking him to the ground ... Once on the ground the defendant punched the victim a third time and forcibly kicked the victim in the back of the head. The victim never had an opportunity to defend himself," the affidavit reportedly stated. Following the incident, Coelho was transported to the Broward Health Medical Center; he received stiches for lacerations above his eyes, reports say.
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