Man slams woman's face into parked car outside Ann Arbor club
A woman had her face slammed into a car windshield and one man was taken to the hospital after a brawl outside The Necto early Sunday morning, according to police.
Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said officers were dispatched to the club, 516 E. Liberty St., at 1:20 a.m. Sunday after receiving word of a 15-person fight. Bush said all the combatants were gone when officers arrived, but a bouncer described a vehicle some of the participants rode away in, and police stopped it a few minutes later at State and William streets.
Bush said the driver of the car was a 28-year-old Ann Arbor man who went to the nightclub with three women. The man told police bouncers outside the bar told him his shirt was too long and violated the dress code, so he walked away and started to tuck it in.
Suddenly, an unknown man punched him in the back of the head, he said. The man turned to get his friends to leave the club, when he saw the women engaged in a fight with two men.
Bush said the two men had approached one of the women and started talking to her. She told them to go away and rejected another advance before insults were exchanged. The woman told police she was punched before one of the men grabbed her head and slammed it into a car’s windshield, Bush said.
Three other women attempted to intervene in the altercation and were all punched in the face, Bush said.
The two men accused of being the attackers left the area and were not found, Bush said. One of the men, who were both black, was wearing a white T-shirt and the other was wearing a blue striped shirt and and had his hair in dreadlocks.
The man who was struck was taken to the University of Michigan Hospital with a laceration above his right eye. The women all refused medical attention.
The man who owns the vehicle parked outside Necto reported his windshield was cracked, a wheel well was dented and the passenger side mirror was torn off.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Ann Arbor police anonymous tip line at 734-794-6939 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Sarah
Sat, Oct 6, 2012 : 3:56 a.m.
Those two black men were being hit with high heals one had a hole in his skull and it wasn't them who tried to make advancements it was the women. Who were also black so racism has nothing to do with this fight. And I'm sorry but if my man was being hit with a high heel I'd hope he'd do the same thing... But like I said police got this one wrong and so does this article... smh..
Sarah
Sat, Oct 6, 2012 : 3:51 a.m.
Umm despite what those people told the police thats not how it happened.. all I have to say
Sam
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 5:57 p.m.
Where's the city attorney hiding after numerous incidents being reported at Ricks and now Nectos. Maybe its because of the color of the clientele that these places have over the years that make them untouchable. I recall a club down the street that had the most diverse crowds and whenever something happened there the headlines would always read "troubled bar in downtown Ann Arbor"Aren't these places having similar problems? Why isn't the city attorney taking the public nuisance stance that he brandished so frequently when the other club had problems.Just goes to show that racism is alive and well in Ann Arbor and you better believe it.
Tyler
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 9:31 p.m.
True. I feel the same way; it is a complete double standard.
Tru2Blu76
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 3:40 p.m.
Ah let us all retire to the Necto on a beautiful Autumn Sunday night - where we can "unwind" by smashing faces and damaging other people's cars. Lament for the Olde Days: when a Nectorine Ballroom patron could buy pot, cocaine and other drugs (roofies, anyone?) from the dealers parked conveniently close by on Liberty Street. But I don't blame the business in this case. It's really a matter of people who are violence (and intoxicant) prone having "discovered" the "right place" to enjoy their pastimes (violence, intoxication and having drug-altered states of mind). I doubt the owner(s) of this establishment are happy to have such "patrons" create such havoc. It's just easier for the city to shut the place down - not really facing the fact that all the trouble comes from patrons/customers/hangers on. Perhaps we should consider this situation the completion of the circle which began with: the riffraff taking over Liberty Plaza (only a couple minutes walk from the Necto). Those places are two examples of places originally provided for the enjoyment of "the public" which have been co-opted for less acceptable activities. It's the co-opters who we should be going after.
Bcar
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 11:08 a.m.
Maybe some "happy public art" outside the club would help?? In the mayor's eyes, it would prob work better than more police patrols...
Bcar
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 11:02 a.m.
it is only a matter of time before a REAL man sees something like this happening and MAKES these thugs stop...
Sarah
Sat, Oct 6, 2012 : 3:57 a.m.
those two men this article talks about aren't thugs they were defending themselves from high heels the women were hitting them with...
Jon Wax
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 12:35 p.m.
i wouldn't put it like that. but it IS only a matter of time til they pick the wrong person to mess with. so many people armed in this day and age. pretty sure we aren't a "castle state". also, the description seems to match a description from another violent incident. sounds like this guy is on a roll. didn't the description from this situation match an assault on a male a week or so ago? Peace
BOBBY
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 8:58 p.m.
Necto is such a joke. cant stand the place. anyone seriously looking for a fun night out wont even consider the place.
zanzerbar
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 8:16 p.m.
I am amazed that this bar does not have camera's at the entrance so that no one can just walk away and not be identified...giving the problems that have occurred over the years.
Matt
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 8:13 p.m.
I called 911 when this was happening. It was scary to see/hear in person.
Tyler
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 9:28 p.m.
I bet. Any details that you saw that perhaps the author of the article missed?
eyesofjustice
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 7:12 p.m.
Hmm.....just an average weekend in Ann Arbor.
Basic Bob
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 3:52 a.m.
It's worse on a football weekend.
John Gotts
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 7:12 p.m.
I wouldn't blame the staff at the Necto for this incident, but I'd also watch out for trouble when around venues like this around closing time. Park some distance away, be alert when leaving, and don't loiter right outside. I'm not a big fan of the Necto but that's more because of the music they play. In 19 years it's never been to my taste. I ventured in on gay night one night, and it was fun. It would be nice if hetereosexual bars were that low stress. Left because the music sucked, though.
M-Wolverine
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 1:12 p.m.
Generally good advice, but it wasn't closing time when the incident happened.
anti-thug
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 6:23 p.m.
mayor still stand by his comments of crime being extremely low ?
Tesla
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 5:40 p.m.
I wish some biker club would invade the necto on the weekends and tech these punks some manners.
Basic Bob
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 3:54 a.m.
"Do you mind if we dance with your dates?"
djacks24
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 8:59 p.m.
You mean you'd like to see another element you describe as coming from "east of carpenter road....or your neighborhood obviously" invading your perfect Utopia?
Ron Granger
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 6:16 p.m.
Biker technologists? That would be perfect!
music to my ear
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 5:35 p.m.
no means no ,just does not work these days,just because she did not want to talk to him or what ever he had on his mind ,that is wrong, and low down dog.
Barzoom
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 5:32 p.m.
Sounds like a real nice place.
Billy
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:48 p.m.
So THAT'S where the Studio 4 crowd got to.....
ypsi 1
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:43 p.m.
It's obviously unsafe for civilized people to go west of Carpenter Road.
Lovaduck
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 10:37 p.m.
Tesia, your making that very comment shows that you won't admit even the POSSIBILITY of the criminals being from Ann Arbor. It's always Ypsilanti in wonderful "happy valley" Ann Arbor where crime would never happen if not for Ypsi.
Tesla
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 5:43 p.m.
How mush would you bet the described assailants are from "east of carpenter road....or your neighborhood obviously" :)
nickcarraweigh
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:22 p.m.
There clearly is a parking problem outside this bar, and steps should be taken
Tyler
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:18 p.m.
Not a surprise. That place has a lot of problems...they're just not often reported because of the nostalgia the Ann Arbor elite have for the history of that place.
Tyler
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 9:26 p.m.
M-Wolverine please reread. You took chunks of my argument and spit it back in terrible form. Necto has unreported problems not because of the article. The bit about the article showed the irony with another posters argument. Grimey lots of bouncers and a dress code do not equal a safe environment and you are correct that with such a large amount of people that the venue is more likely to see problems. My argument is that Ann Arbor elites who were here back when the venue had Bob Seager playing at the place turn a blind eye when the place has current problems. They still see it for "the good old days".
Grimey
Thu, Oct 4, 2012 : 6:38 a.m.
Necto is by far the safest club in Ann Arbor - period. Lot's of bouncers roam the venue constantly, and they are strict with their dress code policy. With a venue that can pack in the number of people they do it's inevitable the occasional bad apple that gets through. This has nothing to do with "going unreported because of nostalgia".
M-Wolverine
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 1:09 p.m.
So you're saying this place has more problems that go unreported than other places because as we're discussing an article about a problem at the Necto and not an article about a problem at Scorekeepers? Uhm, ok....
Tyler
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 6:42 p.m.
I don't know why your focus is on underage drinking, when the article made no mention of it nor did I say anything about it. What I am arguing is that this place has problems that often go unreported while other venues in this town are front page news anytime something happens. Your counter is that it is not any more than other bars and yet here we are, discussing this on a news article page reporting an assault at Necto and not at Scorekeepers...
DJBudSonic
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 5:47 p.m.
They don't have any more problems than other bars do. In fact the owner runs a pretty tight ship, there are tight controls on the drinking age, and there is a surprising amount of floor staff in there keeping an eye on things. This happened outside the place so of course it was their patrons, but still it seems pretty mild in there most nights. If you want to see the worst underage drinking in Ann Arbor check out Scorekeepers around the corner on Tuesday nights...
Billy
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:51 p.m.
Not compared to the other bars they don't...
Edward Green
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:14 p.m.
This is a huge surprise given the quality crowd that seems to assemble in front of Necto
Lovaduck
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 3:46 p.m.
Glad this didn't happen in Ypsilanti or all the Ypsi "nothing bad ever happens in Ann Arbor!" crowd would be out in full rhetorical force!
Matt Tuck
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:49 p.m.
It doesn't matter where the brawlers are from. Necto is in Ann Arbor and there are tons of negative altercations that occur outside of it. Djacks24- The typical Ann Arbor residents always blames other people for their problems.
djacks24
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:29 p.m.
When it happens in Ann Arbor, the crowd spins it as "these Ypsi people keep coming to Ann Arbor and causing trouble". Basically, that place has been trouble since I was in school 25 years ago and probably even before that. Nothings changed at all.
Angry Moderate
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:03 p.m.
You should wait until you find out which city the brawlers are from...you might have to take back this comment.
Craig Lounsbury
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 3:44 p.m.
I imagine there may be some "kids now days" laments on this story. But below is a link to an interesting read that details students, beer and misbehavior dating back to the 1850's. a Quote from the story... "Free from the authority of parents and the university, students turned to alcoholic hell-raising. In 1856, student mobs attacked German drinking places in the "Dutch War." The conflict began when Jacob Hangsterfer ejected two rowdy students from his beer hall. They returned the next night with friends armed with knives and clubs. When Hangsterfer refused to serve them free drinks, the students broke open kegs and barrels and destroyed furniture and glass. Soon after, six students climbed through a window at Henry Binder's hotel and saloon and helped themselves to drinks set out for a German ball. Binder could grab only one of the students and held him hostage. The others got reinforcements from campus. When Binder demanded $10 for the stolen refreshments, the students attacked with battering rams. With the brick walls giving way, Binder set his huge dog on the students. But the students' dogs killed Binder's dog. Then the students went to get the muskets they used in military drills--at which point Binder wisely released his captive." ah the good old days when youngsters respected authority and towed the line. http://arborweb.com/articles/beloved_beer_full_article.html
Ricardo Queso
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 : 1:58 a.m.
Kudos on your scholarship Mr. Lounsbury.
Michigan Reader
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 10:09 p.m.
Everything old is new again.
Billy
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 5:11 p.m.
Awesome find by the way.
Craig Lounsbury
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:15 p.m.
sorry tdw, I don't know what got in to me. Loveduck, I agree that lousy behavior is lousy behavior, no matter when! My point was, and i admit I am guilty of a straw man argument, that this sort of behavior is not a new thing. I was preemptively arguing against folks who might suggest its a "sign of the times". I should have waited till such a suggestion was made before arguing against it. Of that I am guilty.
jcj
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:07 p.m.
One incident does not a trend make.
tdw
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 4:01 p.m.
Craig....Your comment is WAY too long.I'm used to your one or two liners :)
Lovaduck
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 3:48 p.m.
OK, Craig, but your point is? Thanks for the research, and it DOES put stuff in perspective; but lousy behavior is lousy behavior, no matter when!
jcj
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 3:40 p.m.
If your gonna be out at 1:20 a.m. in Ann Arbor, you better have some protection!
smokeblwr
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 3:38 p.m.
This is why sensible towns outlaw dancing. It only leads to trouble.
anti-thug
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 6:33 p.m.
this stuff date back in ann arbor since 1880's
lynel
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 3:38 p.m.
Where is the MSU swim team when we need them?
shutthefrtdoor
Mon, Oct 1, 2012 : 3:30 p.m.
Sounds like a pretty wild night! I'm glad I was no where near that mess!