{"id":92354,"date":"2018-11-12T05:10:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T13:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=92354"},"modified":"2018-11-12T09:37:49","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T17:37:49","slug":"atlantic-city-mayor-frank-gilliam-investigated-over-golden-nugget-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/atlantic-city-mayor-frank-gilliam-investigated-over-golden-nugget-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Investigated Over Golden Nugget Parking Lot Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atlantic City\u2019s Democratic mayor\u00a0Frank Gilliam Jr.<\/a>\u00a0has waffled on reports that he assaulted a female security guard during a fracas outside the Golden Nugget casino<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday morning, backtracking on an initial denial after security footage seen by The Press of Atlantic City<\/em> appeared to back up that the melee did occur.<\/p>\n

\"Mayor
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam at first denied he was involved in a fight in the Golden Nugget\u2019s parking lot on Sunday morning, but changed his tune when local media confronted him with the security video. (Image: Press of Atlantic City)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But police have lodged a complaint of simple assault and harassment against the mayor, along with Councilman Jeffree Fauntleroy II, in relation to a fight that occurred as the men left the Golden Nugget\u2019s Haven Nightclub at around 2:20 am.<\/p>\n

The Atlantic City Prosecutors Office said it was investigating the incident.<\/p>\n

Harry Hurley of WPG Talkradio in Atlantic City broke the story, claiming unnamed law enforcement and \u201celected officials\u201d had told him the casino\u2019s security video showed Gilliam \u201cpunching and choking\u201d a female security guard.<\/p>\n

Mayoral Ruckus<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When PoAC<\/em> contacted both Gilliam and Fauntleroy, they denied any incident had taken place, beyond a \u201cverbal argument.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nothing really happened,” <\/span><\/strong>Gilliam insisted.<\/span> “No police, no nothing … There was no incident. There was human beings talking and that is it.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“It’s kind of just mind boggling from a verbal argument now being complaints signed,” <\/span><\/strong>Fauntleroy added. <\/span>“I don’t really understand. But it’s politics. Everything is blown out of proportion in Atlantic City.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Later, when PoAC<\/em> obtained and viewed a copy of the security video, Gilliam quickly changed his tune.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to hold my comments until my attorney and the law enforcement people do this because I\u2019m not even sure why you would have access to a videotape,\u201d Gilliam said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou saw the video. It is what it is,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Pols Behaving Badly<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to PoAC<\/em>, the footage does not show an altercation with a female security guard, but it does show Gilliam exchanging punches with an unidentified man in the casino parking lot, while Fauntleroy is seen grabbing a man from behind and \u201churling him violently to the ground,\u201d according to PoAC.<\/em><\/p>\n

A woman is seen yelling at Gilliam and two unnamed men, but at no point was she assaulted.<\/p>\n

The footage lasts for ten minutes. For most of this time, the group appear to be arguing animatedly, although the video contains no audio. The physical fight itself lasts for around 45 seconds and it’s not clear who threw the first punch.<\/p>\n

Last month, Gilliam announced violent crime figures were down in all areas Atlantic City, praising Public Safety\u2019s crime prevention strategies and the police department for their \u201chard work and dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atlantic City\u2019s Democratic mayor\u00a0Frank Gilliam Jr.\u00a0has waffled on reports that he assaulted a female security guard during a fracas outside the Golden Nugget casino\u00a0on Sunday morning, backtracking on an initial denial after security footage seen by The Press of Atlantic City appeared to back up that the melee did occur. But police have lodged a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":92358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAtlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Investigated Over Golden Nugget Fight<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam and city councilman Jefree Fauntleroy II involved in fight in Golden Nugget parking lot. 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