Videos from two different vantage points are at the link. The second one was right in on the action.
Posted on 09/18/2023 5:25:03 PM PDT by simpson96
New footage has emerged showing Rhode Island police fending off drunken wedding guests who started a brawl when a bar refused them entry, with one woman attempting to grab an officer's gun in the melee.
Newport Police officers were called to The Landing, a seafood restaurant on Bowen’s Wharf, around 1am on Sunday, after the unruly group demanded entry.
New video shows the moment police were swarmed by the party-goers as they tried to arrest one of the men in the group, who'd punched a member of the bar's staff.
That's when all hell broke loose.
One of the men punched the officers while several other women rushed in, kicking them in their genitals and one even attempting to grab an officer's gun.
She was thrown to the ground and lost consciousness - which seemed to enrage the party-goers even more.
In total, officers arrested six individuals in relation with the incident, the majority of whom appeared in court today and were arraigned, according to the Newport Buzz.
The incident started when David Onik is alleged to have tried to punch an employee and push another when he was denied entry as an 'unwanted party'.
As police questioned David, his friends began crowding around the officers and were repeatedly told to back away.
When they refused to listen, the cops tried to place Rachael Onik, 41, under arrest but she tripped and toppled to the ground.
This triggered the group to lunge at the officers, launching an all-out brawl where one woman repeatedly reached for an officer's gun.
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Videos from two different vantage points are at the link. The second one was right in on the action.
Oy vey, nice wedding memories, idiots.
4 tears for the marriage, maybe three.
I already miss civilization.
Not the usual suspects. What gives?
Woman (or anyone) tries a groin kick on me, shes going down hard.
Don’t. Hole up a bit, these folks will thunderdome each other off, and whats left will be more civilized people.
I take it they had an open bar.
"Two men enter, one man leaves." Or women for that matter.
> Not the usual suspects. What gives? <
Alcohol tends to even things out.
I guess.
And great photos for the album.
“Two men enter, one woman leaves”
Can’t get more woke RI than that.
Pass the coffee milk, please.
Alcohol
Yep
Any uncivil ones that are left are far less in number.
Quahog Olympics ?
Newport Mayor’s name is Xaykham Khamsyvoravong. What has happened to my country?
I suppose even Thunderdome has to keep up with the times.
Gesundheit!
If that's what they did to that guy's nose, I'd hate to see what else they did to him.
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