DETROIT – A man who threw a chair through a window at a popular Downtown Detroit bar has been identified, police report.
UPDATE: Ira man charged with throwing chair through front window of Downtown Detroit speakeasy
On Tuesday, May 9, Detroit police announced that they know who picked up a chair outside of Cafe D’Mongos Speakeasy and threw it through the bar’s front window over the weekend.
The incident took place at about 4:41 a.m. on Sunday, May 7. In surveillance footage, the suspect could be seen walking down Griswold Street, coming to a stop in front of the establishment, and looking in both directions before throwing the chair and fleeing on foot.
Cafe D’Mongos owner Larry Mongo told Local 4 that a nearby bar owner had seen the suspect come in and out of their establishment, and had to kick him out.
Mongo said he doesn’t understand the man’s motive for throwing the chair. Based on the surveillance footage, Mongo said he doesn’t believe the suspect was drunk, but rather that he “needs help.”
The bar’s front window has been boarded up. Mongo says he is working on getting the window repaired while also caring for his wife, who is recovering from an illness.