DANBURY — An out-of-state man was arrested Saturday after refusing to leave a Danbury bar following a dispute with several bouncers and officers, police said.
Officers working the “holdover shift,” which targets the crowds pouring from nightclubs and bars over the weekend, saw a bouncer waving to them at Molly Darcy’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 39 Mill Plain Road, around 2 a.m.
When they approached the bar, three or four bouncers were attempting to restrain Carlos Manuel Carneiro, 27, who was actively trying to resist, according to the report.
Police said officers tried to subdue him, but Carneiro continued fighting with the bouncers and the police. The group then tripped on a plant and they all fell down a small hill outside the bar, according to police.
Carneiro, of Millsboro, Del., was charged with interfering with an officer and breach of peace.
The bouncers told police that the dispute began when they saw a group of male patrons cursing at a group of women inside the bar. When they tried interfering, Carneiro started “throwing punches wildly.”
The suspect posted $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court April 13.