A bouncer at a St. Cloud bar was arrested early Sunday after he allegedly assaulted a patron he had just kicked out, police said.
Officers were flagged down at 1:48 a.m. by pedestrians who found an unconscious man on a sidewalk near the Press Bar and Parlor in the 500 block of W. St. Germain Street.
The victim, who was bleeding from the head, was taken to a hospital, police said.
Witnesses and bar employees told police that the 20-year-old security guard had thrown the victim into a headlock to force him to leave because the man was overly intoxicated and was smoking inside.
Once outside, the security guard threw the victim to the ground. The victim, 21, hit his head and the security guard did nothing to help, police said.
The bouncer was taken to the Stearns County jail and was being held on possible charges of third-degree assault.
Tim Harlow
