EAST LANSING, Mich. — In the wake of multiple arrests and criminal charges after a Welcome Weekend fight outside of a downtown East Lansing restaurant, the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) today released four police bodycam videos related to the incident.
As a result of the fight outside Dave’s Hot Chicken, 194 Albert Ave., in the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 24, ELPD arrested the following men:
- Lonnie Smith, 21, of Okemos, was charged with disturbing the public peace by engaging in a fight or brawl in a public space and issued a citation for misdemeanor Disorderly Fighting.
- Mason Woods, 22, of East Lansing, was charged with disturbing the public peace by fighting in a public space and resisting or obstructing a police officer in the performance of lawful duties. He was later issued citations for misdemeanor Disorderly Fighting and misdemeanor Resist, Hinder and Obstruct.
Both Smith and Woods have pretrial dates scheduled next month, with Smith’s on Oct. 2 and Woods’ on Oct. 23.
No Michigan State University students were arrested in the incident. The video footage was released today after the ELPD decided to end its investigation into the fight…