PANAMA CITY — Police are forwarding their investigation of a barroom incident in which a patron was severely injured to prosecutors to determine whether charges will be brought against the bartender, according to Panama City Police Department officials.
Dave MacAdams, 52, was bleeding profusely from his face when police arrived Sunday at about 9:50 p.m. to the Oasis Lounge, 1103 W. 15th St. He’d been in an altercation with the bartender, Eric Johnson, moments earlier when he refused to put on his shirt, police reported.
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Johnson, 41, told police MacAdams had his shirt off and refused to put it back on. Johnson said MacAdams took a swing at him at which time he swung back, hitting MacAdams and knocking him into a pool table, police reported.
However, an eyewitness told police Johnson’s version of events were not accurate. Police filed the incident as a simple battery, but charges were not brought against Johnson.
As of Thursday, the State Attorney’s Office had not received PCPD’s investigative report, but officers said the SAO would determine if charges are necessary.