Crime & Safety
Video Released in Two Keys Tavern Attack
Security footage shows early morning incident.
Goose Creek Police have released a video of the attack on a bar patron at Two Keys Tavern. The footage was discovered during a police search of the tavern last week.
Three men employed by Two Keys Tavern at the time in the April 21 incident: Golden Luis Deleon, 30, of North Charleston; Timothy Dale Lawhorn, 35, of Summerville; and Gary Eugene Long, 40, of Summerville.
Bar owner Mark Keller noted in a statement Tuesday that the attack was not condoned and that all three men are no longer employees, according to Live 5 News. "After watching the video, Two Keys Tavern is deeply concerned that such a mindless act could have ever happened in our establishment," Keller said. "We want all of our patrons to know that this was in no way sanctioned by the ownership."
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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 for gambling on pool games.
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According to police, Long was attempting to collect money from the gambling and ordered the bouncers to lock the patrons in. Lawhorn allegedly hit the victim over the head with a pool stick and held him down while Deleon allegedly removed a cell phone and cash from one victim.
The video, cut together from different camera footage, shows the bouncer breaking the poll stick and then striking the victim. Another patron is then chased around a few pool tables before patrons are finally allowed to leave.
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