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 |  Subject: Chad “Money” Mendes wanted for questioning in local bar fight Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:16 pm | |
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- HANFORD — Local authorities say they are looking for professional
mixed martial artist Chad “Money” Mendes in connection with a 40-person
drunken brawl that broke out at the Lacey Inn Bar on Saturday.
Mendes, 27, allegedly sucker punched a patron in the face
and took off running out the back door. Officials say they have not
been able to locate him.
The incident started around 1:18 a.m. A deputy on patrol
in east Hanford drove past the business and witnessed two people
fighting in the parking lot. He got out and intervened, causing one man
to turn on him, according to the Kings County Sheriff’s Office.
As the deputy called for backup, more people spilled out
of the bar and began fighting. Officials said the melee grew to about 40
people before Hanford police and the county Gang Task Force arrived on
the scene to break it up.
That’s when authorities recognized Mendes. He appeared to
be intoxicated and began cursing at the deputies and officers,
authorities said. They asked him to leave. Instead, he went back inside
and struck one man who “never even saw him coming,” Assistant Sheriff
Dave Putnam said.
Deputies chased Mendes along the railroad tracks behind
the Lacey Inn Bar, but soon lost him in south Hanford. The area native
has not been seen since.
“The victim felt lucky to walk out with just a contusion after being punched by Mendes,” Putnam said.
In the days since the brawl, the Sheriff’s Office has
made repeated attempts to get a statement from Mendes. They have not
been able to reach the Ultimate Fighting Championship contender.
“If we don’t speak with him by Monday, then we’ll request
that the District Attorney’s Office file charges against him,” Putnam
said. “Then we can pick him up on an arrest warrant.”
It is not clear at this point what, if any, involvement Mendes had in the initial feud or the subsequent 40-person battle.
“With his training as a professional fighter, he could be
looking at a charge of assault with a deadly weapon,” Putnam said.
“That’s something the District Attorney’s Office will have to weigh out
when they make their filing decision.”
Read more: http://m.hanfordsentinel.com/hanford-native-ufc-fighter-wanted-for-questioning-in-local-bar/article_5952b3ee-ddb9-11e1-af1e-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=story#ixzz22XHkdYn3
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Chrom
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| | Subject: Re: Chad “Money” Mendes wanted for questioning in local bar fight Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:18 pm | |
| Odd... he doesn't come off as this type of guy... | |
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