Ohio bar imposes weekend ban on those under 30 to curb violence: Report



Young professionals in the greater Groveport, Ohio, area will have to find somewhere else to go or something else to do on the weekend now that one local bar has banned anyone under age 30 from entering on Friday and Saturday nights, likely in an effort to curb violence.

Two weeks ago, the folks at Donerick’s Pub in Groveport, about 20 minutes outside Columbus, posted to Facebook a photo of a new sign alerting prospective patrons about their policies. For one thing, those arriving after 10 p.m. have to pay the $5 or $10 cover charge in cash. "No cash app/No Venmo!" the sign read.

'The amount of clientele we’ve gained on the weekends has made us have to make adjustments for safety purposes. Keeping our customers safe is our top priority!'

However, the policy that has attracted the most attention is that adults under 30 years of age will no longer be welcome on Friday and Saturday nights. "No exceptions," the sign emphasized.

Though the establishment did not specify the reason for this new policy, a few comments referenced a fight that reportedly occurred in a parking lot outside Donerick's shortly before the policy was imposed. An Instagram video depicting a fight and with Donerick's as its tagged location shows at least three women, one of whom is entirely naked, scuffling while a crowd of bystanders stand about.

Donerick's seemed to confirm the incident in reply to a suggestion about imposing a dress code. When one user doubted whether such a dress code would be effective since one of the women in the fight had no clothes on, Donerick's joked, "I can promise you she did when she entered and left the building!"

A couple of posts also suggested a shooting occurred near the bar, and Donerick's responded to one of those posts without issuing a denial. Donerick's also tacitly acknowledged in another reply that "violence" has become a problem. "We will try different methods to keep the violence down. It will not be tolerated," the account stated.

"The amount of clientele we’ve gained on the weekends has made us have to make adjustments for safety purposes. Keeping our customers safe is our top priority!" it said in response to another comment.

Most users in the comments supported the new age-based policy. Many even suggested bumping the age up to 35 or 40. However, others slammed the bar for engaging in ageism.

"What they are doing is illegal its age discrimination. Sue em," one person wrote.

"If the state is 21 and up bars should not be allowed to discriminate against 21- 29 year olds in my opinion. Because not only do you hurt your sales but you lose customers as well," said another.

Donerick's did not respond to the New York Post's request for comment.

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Woman with 6-month-old at home allegedly stabs 2 bar bouncers — 1 in face, 1 in neck — using keychain spike, bites a third



A woman with a six-month-old child at home allegedly stabbed two bouncers at a Connecticut bar Saturday — one in the face, one in the neck and back — using a keychain spike and bit a third, WVIT-TV reported.

What are the details?

A bouncer at 75 Center in Southington around 1:30 a.m. was “attempting to escort several parties out of the bar who were having a verbal dispute” — and among them were 24-year-old Heidi Montes of Wallingford, her brother 28-year-old Adrian Montes of Springfield, Massachusetts, as well as 32-year-old Stuart Chase of Leeds, Massachusetts, the station said, citing court documents.

When they continued “verbal and aggressive behavior,” they were told to leave but didn’t, WVIT said, citing the incident report.

With that, bouncers physically removed them from the bar, the station said, and things escalated.

Cellphone video shows Chase punching a bouncer, WVIT said, after which a fight ensued on the sidewalk.

“Let go of him right now, let go of him,” Heidi Montes is heard saying in the video, the station said.

She's accused at that point of using pepper spray, stabbing two bouncers, and biting a third, WVIT reported.

“The allegations are that she stabbed a security guard at a restaurant in the back and in the neck, she also stabbed another security guard in the face,” an assistant state's attorney said in court Monday, the station said. “Both stabbings were done with a spike on her keychain, and she allegedly bit a third person in the chest.”

CT Insider said Heidi Montes "held the shank between her fingers while punching a bouncer in the back of the head, then switched to holding it like 'an ice pick' and continued striking the bouncer in the head, according to a police report. The bouncer reported seeing 'blood everywhere,' the report states." The outlet added that she used the shank "like a brass knuckle."

Police found Heidi Montes and Adrian Montes in a public parking lot across the street, fought with them, and took the shank, which had blood on it, CT Insider said, citing the police report. They were both detained, as was Chase, police added to the outlet.

'Long-term nerve damage'

“All three of those victims went to the hospital, and the person who was stabbed in the face needed stitches, and they have long-term nerve damage,” the prosecutor said, according to WVIT.

Heidi Montes’ public defender tried to get her bond lowered, saying she has a six-month-old child at home who needs her, and she was acting in self-defense, the station said.

“There are people here who are prepared to give affidavits and witness statements indicating this was self-defense," her public defender said to the judge, WVIT reported. "I understand that the charges are serious and there are serious injuries here."

The judge set Heidi Montes' bond at $200,000 for charges including second-degree assault, third-degree assault, and breach of peace, the station said, adding that she was ordered to have no contact with the victims.

Court records on Tuesday indicated that Heidi Montes has not been released from custody and is scheduled for an April 8 court appearance.

Chase was arraigned on charges of interfering/resisting arrest and second-degree breach of peace, WVIT reported, adding that his bond was set at $25,000. Court records on Tuesday indicated that Chase has not been released from custody; there is no court date for him.

Adrian Montes also was charged with interfering/resisting arrest and second-degree breach of peace and was released on a promise to appear, the station said.

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3 dead, 2 injured in mass shooting at Kansas City nightclub, police say



Three people have died and two people were injured in a shooting at a night club early Sunday morning in Kansas City, Missouri, KSHB reported.

Officers responded to a call around 1:25 a.m. about a shooting at Klymax Lounge. When they arrived, they found five victims.

Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Donna Drake told the Kansas City Star all five victims are believed to be adults.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. One was found inside the bar, the other outside, the outlet also reported. Three wounded people were transported to the hospital by emergency medical personnel.

Of the three people transported to the hospital, the first was soon pronounced dead. A second victim is in critical condition. The third is victim in stable condition, Drake told the Star.

Klymax Lounge, formerly called Club 42, is located in a residential area at 4244 Indiana Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Star reports detectives and investigators are processing the scene for evidence and seeking out witnesses.

KSHB reporter Caroline Hogan described the crime scene Sunday morning as "tense." Reporting from behind crime scene tape near the bar in a residential neigbhorhood, Hogan said "lots of police" were in the area and "a lot of neighbors just wondering what is going on."

Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forté shared an update from KCPD and four photos from the scene early Sunday morning on Twitter.

\u201cUpdate from KCPD: Early Morning Shooting Leaves Three Dead and One in Critical Condition \n\nOfficers responded on a shooting near 43rd and Indiana. Upon arrival multiple victims were located.\n@KansasCity @JacksonCountyMO @kcpolice @JCSheriffOffice\u201d
— Darryl Forte' (@Darryl Forte') 1684660103

A website for the venue is quite sparse, containing only a map, contact information, business hours, and a few testimonials. Business hours are listed for every day of the week between 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. The most recent posting to a Facebook page listed for the club was January 11.

TheBlaze has reached out for comment from Klymax Restaurant and Lounge.

People with information about the shooting can call detectives at 816-234-5043. Those wishing to provide information anonymously can call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to an arrest, according to the Star.

Watch reporting from KSHB below covering a mass shooting at a night club in Kansas City, Missouri that left at least 3 people dead and 2 others injured early Sunday morning.



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​Lawyer points gun at ex-girlfriend bartender, fires shot that barely misses, cops say — then two heroic customers step up in a big way to end lethal threat



Police say an attorney walked into an Austin, Texas, pub over the weekend, pointed a gun at his bartending ex-girlfriend, and fired a shot that barely missed her.

With that, a pair of customers stepped up heroically, tackling the gunman and ending the lethal threat.

What are the details?

Gavin Edward Rush, 41, entered the Anderson Mill Pub after 11:30 a.m. Saturday to confront his ex-girlfriend as she worked her shift, KEYE-TV reported, citing an arrest affidavit.

Their three-year relationship ended about a month and a half before, KTBC-TV reported, adding that when she rejected his desire to get back together, police said he sent several texts threatening to harm her and her new partner.

Police added that when she stopped answering Rush's texts — though informing him she was at work — he took a trip to the pub, KTBC said.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @mkelly007

When she refused to talk to him, Rush pulled out a gun and pointed it at her — and a red dot from a laser sight was centered on her chest, KEYE said, citing the police affidavit.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @mkelly007

KTBC said he fired a shot that narrowly missed her. The police affidavit indicates that one of the shots hit a bar mirror directly behind where Rush’s ex-girlfriend was standing, KEYE reported.

Two customers who knew the backstory tackled Rush and wrestled the firearm away, KTBC said, adding that he continued to shoot the gun during the struggle and tried to kill himself.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @mkelly007

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @mkelly007

"It's hard to tell your story. In her case, it did work out that she was able to find some trusted people who did end up potentially saving her life," Nikhita Ved, vice president of community services at the SAFE Alliance, told KTBC.

Austin Councilmember Mackenzie Kelly posted surveillance video of the incident:

\u201cEarlier this week there was a shooting at a local bar in my district. This attorney belongs behind bars, pending a lengthy jury of his peers. I\u2019m deeply disturbed watching this video and committed to a safe city.\u201d
— Mackenzie Kelly (@Mackenzie Kelly) 1669677025

What happened next?

Rush is facing a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon involving family violence, KEYE said, adding that the bond was set at $40,000, which typically means the suspect pays 10% — in this case, $4,000.

Indeed, Rush has already bonded out of jail, KTBC said, adding that Thomas Villareal — who heads up the Austin Police Association — stated that "the courts have failed this victim."

The judge did grant the ex-girlfriend an emergency protection order, KEYE said.

KTBC said Rush's law firm issued the following statement: "Gavin Rush no longer works at the firm. We do not tolerate hatred or violence of any kind. Our thoughts are with the victims who experienced a significant trauma that day."

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Lawyer Lin Wood says State Bar of Georgia is requiring him to take a mental health exam to keep his law license



Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood said Thursday that the State Bar of Georgia has demanded he participate in an examination of his mental health in order to keep his law license.

Wood, who has been an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen, has already been hit with social media bans and the loss of at least one client after a number of social media posts calling for the execution of former Vice President Mike Pence.

What are the details?

Earlier this month, Wood was issued a permanent suspension from Twitter and had posts removed from Parler, which was later shut down entirely by Amazon over allegations that the platform did not do an adequate job of moderating posts.

The lawyer is now expressing his views on London-based app Telegram, where he told his followers in a post:

"I am fighting battles on every front. The State Bar of Georgia told me today they would demand a mental health exam from me if I wanted to keep my law license. My mind is sound. I have broken no rules. I asked what I had done wrong, I was only told it was about my social media comments. My speech.

I try to live a principled life. There is no basis for the Bar's demand. But am I choosing my battles carefully?"

Wood said that he does "not believe God has brought me this far to stop fighting now," before saying that he would turn off his phone for 12 hours and spend time in prayer over what to do next.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Nick Sandmann—the former Covington Catholic High School who went viral for a video showing him in a face-off with a Native American man in 2019—fired Wood despite the attorney successfully winning defamation settlements for teen from major media outlets.

Weeks prior, Sandmann publicly condemned Wood for a tweet he sent prior to his lifetime ban.

Wood wrote, "If Pence is arrested, @SecPompeo will save the election. Pence will be in jail awaiting trial for treason. He will face execution by firing squad. He is a coward & will sing like a bird & confess ALL."

To that, Sandmann replied, "I'm sorry but what the hell," adding later, "this is a dumb tweet."

In another post removed by Parler before the site was deplatformed, Wood wrote, "Get the firing squads ready. Pence goes FIRST."

Wood also said last week that his alma mater, Mercer Law School, "turned" on him, amid reports that the school was considering removing his name from its trial court over his rhetoric despite his $1 million gift to the institution.

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