Brolin, fellow film figures arrested in bar brawl
Shreveport Times - 13th Jul 2008
Josh Brolin: Actor
Josh Brolin, in Shreveport starring in director-producer
Oliver Stone's "W.", was arrested early today during a bar fight at a downtown Shreveport nightspot.
According to Shreveport Police patrol report, officers were called to the Stray Cat bar in the 200 block of Travis Street just after 2 a.m. to deal with a rowdy patron.
As more officers arrived, several other patrons at the bar, including
Brolin and fellow actor
Jeffrey Wright, 42, tried to impede the officers, the report said. In all, the report named 10 officers called to the ruckus.
Brolin,
Wright and four other people were charged with interfering with police, a misdemeanor.
Brolin was booked into the city jail, and posted $334 cash bond to be released.
Detective Rod Demery, working as Shreveport Police Department public information officer over the weekend, said sending officers to handle unruly bar patrons isn't unusual.
"It's a common call we receive quite often," he said. And as for celebrity of the patrons involved, "it doesn't play any role in decision making."
Arrested on the same charge as
Brolin, 40, of Los Angeles, and
Wright, 42, of who plays General Colin Powell in "W.", were Evan C. Bates, 26, of Torrance, Calif.; Cherilyn Young, 36, of Austin, Texas; Amy Draughn, 33; and Ismael Martinez, 28, of El Paso, Texas. Bates, Martinez and Young also were booked into the city jail with bonds also set at $334 each.
Draughn and
Wright were not listed in the city booking computer late today.
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