Josh Brolin arrested in bar brawl

Actor Josh Brolin, in Shreveport starring in director-producer Oliver Stone’s “W.,” was arrested early today during a bar fight at a downtown Shreveport nightspot. Click on thelinks at right to see police desk report and booking computer entry.

According to Shreveport Police patrol report, officers were called to the Stray Cat bar in the 200 block of Travis Street just after 2 a.m. to deal with a rowdy patron.

As more officers arrived, several other patrons at the bar, including Brolin and fellow actor Jeffrey Wright, 42, tried to impede the officers, the report said. In all, the report named 10 officers called to the ruckus.

Brolin, Wright and four other people were charged with interfering with police, a misdemeanor. Brolin was booked into the city jail, and posted $334 cash bond to be released.

Detective Rod Demery, working as Shreveport Police Department public information officer over the weekend, said sending officers to handle unruly bar patrons isn’t unusual.

“It’s a common call we receive quite often,” he said. And as for celebrity of the patrons involved, “it doesn’t play any role in decision making.”

Arrested on the same charge as Brolin, 40, of Los Angeles, and Wright, 42, of who plays General Colin Powell in “W.,” were Evan C. Bates, 26, of Torrance, Calif.; Cherilyn Young, 36, of Austin, Texas; Amy Draughn, 33; and Ismael Martinez, 28, of El Paso, Texas. Bates, Martinez and Young also were booked into the city jail with bonds also set at $334 each.

Draughn and Wright were not listed in the city booking computer late today.

A seventh person, Eric Felland, 29, of Hollywood, Calif., a lighting technician on “W.,” was charged with entering and remaining, resisting arrest and public intoxication, police said. His total bond was set at $752.

Demery said one thing has been unusual about this incident: the publicity.

“I’ve heard from National Inquirer, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, the New York Post and a few other national outlets,” he said. “Lots of people have called.”

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