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Wetherspoons Defends Bouncer After Chair Is Thrown in Hanley Pub Incident

Police arrested a 56-year-old on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly before issuing an adult restorative disposal.

Overview

  • The disturbance unfolded at about 11.05am on 8 September inside The Reginald Mitchell pub in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
  • Video provided to local media shows a customer behind the bar, a door supervisor removing him, and the man throwing a chair toward security.
  • Footage reported by Stoke-on-Trent Live shows the bouncer catching the chair and appearing to throw it back before the man left.
  • JD Wetherspoon said the customer had been asked to leave, described the supervisor’s actions as appropriate, and offered to assist police.
  • Staffordshire Police said the man was detained on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly and the case was resolved with a non-court outcome.