4/10/08

current event
title:Club Mansion bouncers accused of beating patron.

who:Sean Sweeney, Trevor Costello and John Merryman

what:Sean Sweeney, Trevor Costello and John Merryman, who were in South Florida on spring break, were ''knocked to the ground and struck upon the head and body with closed fists, kicked via feet and held down,'' according to a police report.

when:4/10/08

where:South Beach's Club Mansion

why:Sean Sweeney and his two buddies since high school were back in class Monday -- despite sporting wounds from spring break. Sweeney's family was so concerned that they had doctors perform a CAT scan.
Fort Lauderdale lawyer Kevin ''Bo'' Dennis plans to file a lawsuit this week on the three men's behalf.

how:The report named the following men as suspects in the beating, although it is not known if they were charged: Antonio Marshall, Miami Beach; Jason Nieves, West Palm Beach, and Orlando Hernandez, Miami Beach.
According to the report, the entire episode was captured on surveillance video.
The Opium Group released the following statement Monday: ``We are continuing to work closely with the police regarding these unsubstantiated claims and cannot comment further as the police have not concluded their investigation.''
According to Dennis, the young men asked to sit in Mansion's VIP section early Friday and bought a bottle of alcohol, as required.
After about two hours, a waitress told the three men they had to give up their table for other patrons. Then they were told their tab for the vodka was $700.
Surprised by the amount, the students asked twice to see a bill. Twice they were refused.
At this point, they were ushered into a back room, which was packed with bouncers. When the young men again refused to pay without seeing a tab, employees of the club turned physical.