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Previously intoxicated man sparked gay bar raid

Updated: Thursday, 16 Jul 2009, 10:56 AM CDT
Published : Thursday, 16 Jul 2009, 10:56 AM CDT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A police report indicates officers had observed an extremely intoxicated man leaving a Fort Worth gay bar two days before a raid at the Rainbow Lounge.

WFAA-TV cited a police report on the June 28 joint raid at the Rainbow Lounge, including Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officers. A patron suffered a serious head injury during the raid.

Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief apologized about the incident during a packed city council meeting Tuesday night. Moncrief later said his apology was not for the raid but rather for a man being
seriously hurt.

City spokesman Bill Begley said Wednesday that the mayor has asked federal prosecutors to review the police investigation of the joint raid.

New facts surface on gay bar raid

Previously intoxicated man sparked gay bar raid

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