Tavern Owner "Doing Whatever It Takes To Regain Trust"

Two Keys Tavern owner Mark Keller is defending his establishment, thanking local law enforcement and pledging to do "whatever it takes to regain the trust of this community."

In a letter penned to the Goose Creek Gazette, Keller addressed an alleged assault at the College Park Road bar April 21. 

Officers were called to Trident Medical Center after 6 a.m. April 21 regarding a man injured in what he and other witnesses allege was an assault over money the men claimed that he owed for gambling on pool games.

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revealed over the head. Three employees were arrested: Golden Luis Deleon, 30, of North Charleston; Timothy Dale Lawhorn, 35, of Summerville; and Gary Eugene Long, 40, of Summerville. They face .

In the letter, Keller claims the bar was closed on time and those allowed to stay for hours past closing time were guests of the employees who have since been fired. He also refers to "much media coverage." 

What occurred at Two Keys that early morning was wrong, but it was the actions of individuals acting outside of the course of their employment.  There were no guns, no knives, no one was killed, shot or stabbed. EMS was not even called to the premises.

Read the entire letter at the Goose Creek Gazette.

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