Club Patrons: Bouncer fractured my friend's face

Two women said a bouncer at popular downtown night club fractured their friend's face in an early morning incident.

Just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the two women, Ana Gonzalez and Jasmine Mitra, said they, along with their friend, Fernando, were attempting work with their server at The Plum after being overcharged for drinks. The two said a bouncer came up to the trio, and asked them to leave.

"The bouncer he came, and he seemed really nice at first, and were like, okay fine, we're leaving, and all of the sudden, I just see him grabbing my friend from the neck," Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez and Mitra said they went up to the bouncer and told him excessive force was not necessary, and attempted to pull Fernando away from the situation.

"That's when they just pushed me down, and they pushed [Fernando] down, five stairs down," Mitra said. She said her fall down the stairs caused her phone cover to break.

KFOX14 went to the owner of The Plum, and he had a very different account of what happened Sunday morning.

He said he was present at the time of the incident, and the alleged violence never happened. He said, he ordered the bouncer to throw the trio out after an incident, but wouldn't explain exactly what that incident was.

He said bouncers are not supposed to hit patrons, but said that is not what happened in this case.

The owner said this bouncer will continue to remain employed with the club.