Madison Police Department officers are seeking to ban a man from State Street for causing a violent disturbance early Thursday morning at Whiskey Jacks Saloon, his second in the State Street area this spring, according to a police report.
When saloon employees and a patron tried to remove Paris Reese, 22, from the saloon for not complying with its dress code, he punched the patron three times in the face, spit in an employee’s face and bit the shoulder of another employee, the report said.
The incident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. after a bouncer asked Reese to pull up his pants. Feeling harassed by the bouncer, Reese began throwing darts at a wall, leading to the attempt to remove him from the saloon, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
MPD officers caught up to Reese on State Street after bouncers pushed him outside the saloon. He had a knife in his hand, the report said.
In addition to the incident Thursday, Reese caused a disturbance on West Gilman Street Feb. 10. He punched two downtown residents in the face, chipping one of the victim’s teeth.
A similar bar fight occurred at Whiskey Jacks April 6 when a bar patron fought with two bouncers after refusing to reposition his hat to comply with the dress code stipulation hats be worn straight from front to back.
Alex Aderman, Whiskey Jack Saloon manager, said it has had the dress code, which also bans excessively baggy clothing, since it opened.
“I think it needs to be enforced, and they’re doing the best that they can,” Aderman said.
