KCSO reports
• At 2:21 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 2, Knox County Sheriff’s Office units responded to 11220 Outlet Drive, Cotton Eyed Joe, in reference to an alleged assault involving bouncers. Three men — a complainant/alleged victim, alleged victim and witness — said they entered the establishment after midnight due to complainant/alleged victim being banned until 2022.
All three said they entered the front entrance and paid entry and were inside for awhile and then went outside onto the smoking deck. Complainant/alleged victim said when the three went to return inside, he was assaulted immediately upon re-entry. He said one of the bouncers “grabbed him from behind, placed him into a chokehold and forced him out of the establishment,” the report stated. The other victim said the bouncer pinned him against a wall and “there was pressure placed on his throat,” the report added. Witness, who was at the bar with the other two, showed officers photos taken of the other alleged victim’s upper chest/neck area shortly after the alleged assault occurred.
Bouncer said “the three snuck into the bar due to being banned,” the report stated, adding he escorted them out when they attempted entry from the smoking area. Complainant/alleged victim and the other alleged victim “were permanently criminally trespassed on scene.”
