WASHINGTON — A D.C. bar shared video of a banned individual seen attacking a woman as they walked away after being kicked out.
Service Bar DC said that they are working with the Metropolitan Police Department to identify the patron and have formally issued a ban notice to the department.
According to a police report, the woman who was hit had gotten into an argument with the attacker, who was kicked out for “being disorderly.” While the banned patron was walking outside, they “open hand smacked” the woman in the face before leaving.
The banned patron was last seen heading west onto the 1000 block of U Street.
Video of the attack shows the woman seated and looking at a cell phone when the banned patron walks up and hits her before walking away.
In a statement from the Service Bar DC team, workers say the banned patron was waiting for someone to come out of the bathrooms when they were asked to move out of the way. The customer allegedly became uncooperative and was asked to leave. Workers alerted the bar’s security guard who asked the patron to leave. Staff says the patron was originally working with the security guard but then refused to leave.
“As our security guard continued to ask the patron to leave and led him to the front door, the patron became combative and violent with our security guard,” the statement reads. “After this incident made its way outside our front door our staff and security disengaged in the public space. The patron then appeared to be exiting the premises when, shown on the video, reached across our patio and struck our employee who had earlier asked him to stand in an appropriate queue for the restrooms.”
Police reported the employee had minor redness on the right side of her cheek but was otherwise uninjured.
Via WUSA9