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More Allegations of Assault at RumrunnersAfter initial charges, more alleged victims come forwardANCHORAGE - Roughed up at Rumrunner’s: More than two-dozen people are saying they were beat up at the popular downtown bar. Prosecutors say they all came forward after the bar and one of its bouncers were charged with assault back in March for brutally beating an Anchorage man. But defense attorneys say that never happened. A 39-year-old Rumrunner's bouncer is being accused of assaulting a customer. Prosecutors say Murville Lampkin beat up 26-year-old Johnny Brown back in October, a beating so brutal Brown's eye was knocked out place. Lampkin's attorney Brent Cole says his client is innocent. “We've been carefully documenting and trying to urge the state to produce documents,” Cole said in court Thursday. As the attorneys prepare for the upcoming trial, they appeared before the judge in what's called a status hearing. What's unusual in this case, police say, is that the bar itself has also been charged with assault and tampering with evidence. Prosecutors say those who work in the bar doctored surveillance footage from the night Brown was beaten. “They haven't given them back, they would never give them back, they never give anything back in pursuant to search warrants,” said Cole. “It is extremely important for the defense of Mr. Lampkin to be able to test those videotapes rigorously.” KTVA also learned that there might be more victims. Prosecutors say 25 others have told police they were abused by Rumrunner’s staff members in the past. “Sitting here now my opponents have a rough idea of the context of each of these 25 events and the names of the players and the synopsis that was created in April of this year,” said assistant district attorney James Fayette. But the defense says that's not enough. It wants all the recordings and interviews from police right away. “Its another thing when you represent an individual defendant, who’s my client, and he's sitting there under the gun with a felony indictment against him, and the state has not produced the discovery,” said Cole. The clock is ticking, though, because the trial is scheduled to begin August 13. Lampkin’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss all charges Thursday and the attorney for Rumrunner's, Kevin Fitzgerald, filed a motion to sever counts from the case. Both the prosecution and defense declined to talk tonight saying they don't want to influence a jury pool. |
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Mommy907 said on Tuesday, Jul 17 at 2:06 PM
RumRunners needs constant refresher courses in Customer Service and Security. When I was 8 months pregnant I walked there during my lunch break. After eating I got up to leave and I had slipped and fell on my belly. NOBODY came to help me or ask if I was ok. When I looked back to see why I had fallen, there was my footsteps tracked on the floor coming from my seat...The table next to ours waittress spilled beer and didn't even clean it up. Finally after about 15 minutes of sitting on the floor with light cramping someone finally came over and asked if I was ok. I vowed to never eat there again.
96665186Robo said on Sunday, Jul 15 at 10:27 AM
If the charges stand in the court of law...the bar should be shut down. If the owners can not control the behavior of their employees, they should not continue in business.
96450566Dan said on Saturday, Jul 14 at 11:56 PM
Shoot him
96415306Capt Fantastic said on Saturday, Jul 14 at 5:09 PM
Close it down.
96394006Visitor said on Friday, Jul 13 at 9:00 PM
I was at Rumrunners last year and I took couple of pictures or the bar on my cellphone. Bouncers grabbed me and took to the back room and one of the bouncers start putting gloves on. I managed to get away after some talk.
96327926reader said on Friday, Jul 13 at 3:43 PM
i don't drink, since 1996, or eat anywhere that serves alcohol by myself, but if i was going to eat at r.r., it would be 1 with family or friends, and 2 LUNCH not DINNER, for the exact purpose of a safer visit.
96308246Randy said on Friday, Jul 13 at 10:24 AM
The staff at the Rumrunner's would have a blast on the weekends and during Iditarod at the B.O.T. in Nome.
96280866Wes said on Friday, Jul 13 at 9:45 AM
Isn't alcohol just wonderful?
96276546guunar said on Friday, Jul 13 at 8:31 AM
thugs with drugs be trippin on power.
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