Tallahassee Student Plans to Sue Local Bar
By: Sean Cary
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Local Tallahassee Community College student Joey Kiley plans to sue Mardi Gras Bar and Grille after he claims that he was unjustly assaulted by one of the establishment’s bouncers. Kiley states that he has been experiencing back problems since the incident took place on October 25th, 2008.

Eyewitnesses say that the bouncer approached Kiley while he was drinking at the bar without a 21 wristband, something that is obviously needed to consume alcohol at any bar. The bouncer threw Kiley’s drink to the ground and demanded that he leave, when Kiley turned his back to the bouncer he then violently shoved Kiley into the bar. At this point Kiley turned around to approach the bouncer when he was body-slammed to the ground and subsequently thrown out on to the streets.

“The whole situation was completely uncalled for, the way that guy reacted to the whole thing was utterly ridiculous,” said Aaron Layden, an eyewitness to the incident when asked about what had happened.

According to Kiley the manager of the bar came out and apologized to him for what had taken place and then gave him his money back. The manager could not be reached for questions and the bouncer refused to talk to anyone about the situation.

“I’m not saying that I wasn’t doing anything wrong at all, I was indeed drinking and I probably did deserve to be kicked out. All I’m saying is that it was ridiculous for that guy to attack me like that,” Kiley said in response to the ordeal.

Almost three weeks since the bar fight occurred Kiley has said that his back has been bothering him more and more. Being an assistant coach for a local high school soccer team Kiley says that the normal running around that he has to do is becoming harder and harder for him. After consulting doctors and a chiropractor Kiley has said that he is weighing the possibility of contacting the bar in an attempt to receive some compensation for the money and time he has put into his injury.

“I’m not a lawyer but I would say that he should definitely receive some sort of reimbursement for what happened especially if that is what hurt his back and stuff,” Steve Kirchof said when asked about his thoughts on what Kiley should do. Steve is a friend of Kiley’s who was present during the ordeal.

Kiley has said that he really does not want to have to go to the lengths as to sue the bar or anything like that but he also stated that if his back keeps acting up the way it has been and if he has to keep making trips to the doctor he doesn’t see any other way to resolve the problem.