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Club owner says he kneeled on patron amid brawl to stop alleged reach for guard’s weapon
Summary
At a Bexar County trial, Mariano Rendon testified he put one knee on a patron’s stomach during an Aug. 20, 2023, fight at Joe’s Volcano/El Volcán to prevent the patron from reaching a security guard’s holster; testimony covered missing radios, hazy surveillance, and post-incident communications.
Mariano Rendon, owner and host at Joe’s Volcano/El Volcán, testified during a criminal trial in the 187th District Court that on Aug. 20, 2023, he ran into a crowd he described as “wailing on somebody,” pushed people off and “put one knee on his stomach” to stop what Rendon said appeared to be a reach toward a security officer’s holster.
Rendon told the court the club’s security officer, Anthony Cochran, was on top of a patron later identified as Pablo Rodriguez and that "his hands were touching the holster," which prompted Rendon to place a knee on the patron’s midsection to create milliseconds for security to arrive. Rendon described the scene as dark and chaotic and said the club’s interior video footage…
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