Man accused of assault at Albuquerque bowling alley gets charges dropped, now suing [Video]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man who originally faced criminal charges for a fight inside a northeast Albuquerque bowling alley is off the hook. Now he says he was wrongfully accused and is suing.

Video from the February night at Main Event just off I-25 and Montgomery shows words being exchanged, a security guard punching a man later identified as Antoine Morris, and others then jumping in.

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According to court documents, some bowlers were telling minors in the next lane to stay in their lane. As the dispute escalated, the manager told the security guard to intervene. The security guard is seen punching Morris which he told police he did preemptively to protect himself and then accidentally hit Morris’ wife.

Security guard: “He had a balled fist, a crouch stand, very aggressive, that’s when I hit him.”Officer: “So, when he did that you thought that he was going to…?”Security officer: “Fight.”

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