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ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage Grand Jury indicted the company that owns the Fourth Avenue bar Rumrunner's as well as a bouncer who works there with a variety of charges related to an assault by 39-year-old bouncer Murville L. Lampkin. On October 22, 2011, police received a complaint from a man that his drunk friend had been handcuffed and taken to Rumrunner's basement by several bouncers, and feared for his safety. Police arrived and found that 26-year-old Johnny Brown had facial injuries indicating he'd been assaulted. The Grand Jury charged Lampkin with second-degree assault. AB&M Enterprises, Incorporated, the corporation that owns Rumrunner's, was indicted for second-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence and two counts of falsifying business records. It's rare for a corporation to be charged with assault, but according to Anchorage police, in Alaska a corporation can be held criminally responsible for criminal acts by employees. The penalty can be a fine of up to $2,500,000 and probationary terms. The other charges against the corporation resulted from the deletion of a video of the assault and what police call discrepancies in the business records kept by the corporation. APD believes there may be more victims of assault by Rumrunner's bouncers, and are asking that any such victims call Officer Jennifer Haywood at 786-8773. |
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James said on Wednesday, Apr 18 at 11:48 AM
I am not surprised. I have been taken to Rumrunner's security basement and almost had an employee attack me, but the other employee was telling him to back off.
88042096peter said on Wednesday, Apr 18 at 12:07 PM
maybe if more corporations were charged with assualt, they may want to have the supreme court revisit making corporations people.
88044256randomAKresident said on Wednesday, Apr 18 at 4:13 PM
big shock. my husband and his friend were taken down by 6 bouncers at the mat-su location for absolutely no reason right in front of me, rubbing their faces into the pavement and beating their knees into their backs, cuffing them saying they were "unruly" for standing at the bar talking. hate the place and will never go back. also had employees in anchorage give my debit card back to the wrong person and then poured out my drink when i asked for the right card belonging to me back, then refused to give my card back. horrible place with horrible staff. glad to see they were finally charged in at least one of the cases! feel bad for everyone else it has happened to!
88068326Anonymous said on Wednesday, Apr 18 at 5:08 PM
that sounds like organized crime activities...can't run an operation like that without getting found out! People are people are people...can't boss em around! They will be bouncing him on Cell Block 6 I am sure!
88072444sober said on Wednesday, Apr 18 at 7:37 PM
Security basement? What the heck is that?!
88085574Sandy said on Wednesday, Apr 18 at 7:48 PM
Sounds like a way for the state to claim victim's money, that would no doubt, be awarded, in a civil suit. Let rumrunners pay the people they hurt.
88086614ACB said on Wednesday, Apr 18 at 9:51 PM
Rum Runners should get able legal counsel and remember that someone died at CHILKOOT CHARLIES back in the 90's. At any rate....I am soooo glad that I do NOT frequent ANYTHING downtown anymore..... Chilkoot Charlies STILL needs to be *burned down*
88093975Israel said on Wednesday, Apr 18 at 10:04 PM
Lol, talk about lack of control
88094535last said on Thursday, Apr 19 at 10:23 AM
That Bouncer Harold did the same thing at Chilkoots and All the other securities attacked the victim and yet APD dgaf! and that bouncer is still there... somethings need to be re investigated and punished those bouncers, it was also video taped!
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