4 The Courier sun • APRIL 9, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Huge fight breaks out at Resorts World BY ANTHONY GIUDICE hospital for a hand injury, police said. [email protected] “The safety of our patrons is Resorts World’s top @A_GiudiceReport priority, and there is absolutely no room for this kind of behavior at our facility,” a casino spokesperson said Fists and chairs were flying as a huge fight broke out in a statement, according to published reports. “We are during a bar’s grand opening at Resorts World Casino, reviewing all aspects of this unfortunate event and are according to police and video footage of the incident. fully committed to taking steps to ensure similar acts do Cops, responding to multiple 911 calls from the not take place ever again.” South Ozone Park casino on the night of April 3, Police didn’t immediately reveal what sparked the mayhem, arrived to find around 300 people surrounding the but according to published reports the fight started brawl outside of Fat Tuesday, a daiquiri bar, that spilled while customers were waiting in a long line for drinks. into the dining area, authorities said. But only about Police said the investigation was ongoing and that two dozen people were actually engaged in the physical they arrested three individuals in connection with the altercations. incident. Video footage posted to YouTube shows casino Andre Rivers, 23, of Brooklyn, was charged with patrons hurling chairs across the room and throwing disorderly conduct, and Jovan Bovell, 23, of South punches as the melee moves through the food court, Ozone Park, was charged with disorderly conduct and reportedly causing thousands of dollars of damage. resisting arrest. Both had previous warrants. Several people also suffered minor injuries in the The third individual, a 30-year-old man, was issued brawl, including one officer who was taken to an area a summons and released. On Tuesday, April 7, police arrested a fourth man who allegedly fired shots in the parking lot of Resorts World around the time the massive fight broke out in the casino. At about 10:50 p.m., during the brawl, police responded to a 911 call of shots fired in the parking lot, authorities said. Officers searched the parking lot and area hospitals for a victim with a gunshot wound, but none was found. Using surveillance footage of the area and inside of the casino, facial recognition technology and a license plate reader, police were able to identify the shooter as 22-year-old Jaquan Roberts, authorities said. Roberts was charged with two counts of assault, criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degree and first-degree reckless endangerment. According to police, Roberts was previously arrested in 2010 for possession of a loaded .22-caliber American Arms revolver after he shot himself in the right leg. Photo courtesy of NYPD Screenshot via YouTube/Buddha Bless File photo
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