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WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The Waukegan police are currently delving into an unsettling incident that occurred at a local nightclub, where an individual claims to have been mistreated by security staff.
The individual at the center of this incident, Kevante Curry, alleges that he was unjustly accused of smoking on the premises and subsequently subjected to a forceful ejection, which left him injured.
In response to the incident, the management of the Red Iguana nightclub has taken swift action, terminating the employment of the security guard involved. They have expressed their support for Curry, who sustained injuries following the altercation, which he contends stemmed from a misunderstanding regarding the club’s smoking policy.
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Disturbing footage captured on a cell phone reveals the moment when Curry’s unconscious body was forcefully removed from the nightclub, his face hitting the ground with distressing impact.
Reflecting on the incident, Curry shared, “All I asked for was for him to go get my family out of there so we could all leave, but it turned into that.”
The 33-year-old eventually woke up with broken teeth and bruises to his body.
ABC7 has blurred the faces of the security guards in the video since no one has been charged.
The incident happened just after midnight Saturday, at Red Iguana Nightclub in Waukegan, while Curry says he was out with family and friends. Then, he says he was accused of smoking indoors.
“Why me? Because I definitely wasn’t smoking,” Curry said. “But I walked right out on my own. I didn’t argue with them or nothing.”
He says he was allowed to stand in the lobby to wait for a relative to give him his phone, but things quickly escalated.
“They kept ignoring me, so I asked them again, like, ‘Can somebody go get my cousin?’” Curry said. “Still not paying me no attention, so I took the initiative to go in on my own. When I did that, that’s when they started grabbing me and attacking me.”
He was left unconscious after he says he was choked out by a security guard.
In a statement, club management wrote in part, “We regret that this situation escalated and resulted in harm and distress… We are actively reviewing our security policies, training standards, and oversight procedures to ensure incidents like this do not happen again.”
That same day, Curry went to Waukegan Police to report the altercation, and police confirmed to ABC7 they are investigating.
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