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Video of Conch House security personnel breaking up a brawl during a Reggae Sunday party has gone viral. At least two people were hospitalized after the brawl, and several witnesses say that restaurant security personnel were abusing patrons.
Tuesday morning, 911 calls reported people were unconscious and bleeding and hundreds of people fighting.
"There's (expletive) people everywhere right now," the caller said. "Please come here right now."
In another call, someone who appeared to be an employee reported patrons were fighting with each other and restaurant security personnel.
AUDIO: 911 callers report multiple fights going on
The Conch House would not comment on the incident Monday or Tuesday.
The St. Augustine police released the aggravated battery incident report Tuesday listed four victims, two of which were transported to Flagler Hospital for treatment.
The report said the incident started as a fight between two women and when several people came to the aid of one of the woman, several patrons said security personnel attacked them.
Officers wrote that victim Russell Rogatenko told them,"He was trying to help his girlfriend when he was beat up by security. Rogatenko sustained a fractured nose as a result of the altercation and additional fractures were pending at the time this report was completed. Rogatenko does not know the person who struck him because there were several of them, but stated they were all wearing bright orange shirts and were a part of security."
The report quoted two witnesses to saw security employees kicking a man who was unconscious on the ground, then thew the man in the water. Another man claimed he was thrown to the ground, punched and choked by security personnel. Another man told officers he was assaulted because he was videotaping the incident.
There was no indication that anyone was arrested on Sunday.
News4Jax is expecting to learn more from St. Augustine police on the investigation Tuesday afternoon.
Two years ago, former Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew was accused of punching a security guard during a Conch House brawl. No charges were ever filed, but a lawsuit filed against Jones-Drew by one of the restaurant's bouncer's has not been resolved.
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