Chaotic Fight at Downtown Prov. Club Leads to Arrest and Officer to Hospital

Chaotic Fight at Downtown Prov. Club Leads to Arrest and Officer to Hospital

More than a dozen Providence Police officers responded to reports of a fight at Noir Lounge in downtown Providence on Friday night. 

The club located on Union Street describes itself as "an oasis where the diverse beats of every genre harmonize, and the tapestry of global cultures, tribes, and races beautifully interweaves. At our venue, we take pride in embracing the universal language of music, uniting souls from every corner of the world.”

Police officers said that at approximately 10 PM, there was a crowd of nearly 100 people trying to get inside the club, which was already at capacity at 200 people. 

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According to police, one of the men outside the club assaulted a Providence Police officer when he responded to the report of a fight in the crowd. The man who reportedly assaulted the police officer was 24-year-old Louis Stevenson. 

Then, a second man tried to grab the officer who was being assaulted by Stevenson, said police. A second officer then took Stevenson to the ground, and he repeatedly resisted arrest, according to police.

Providence Police say they delivered blows to Stevenson to gain control and that they threatened to use a Taser but did not. Police say they then gained control of his hands and placed him under arrest.

All police in the city of Providence on duty responded, as well as RI State Troopers and K-9 Units, who then dispersed a crowd of approximately 300-400 people that were still loitering in and around the Club Noir.

The patrolman assaulted by Stevenson was taken to the hospital for treatment of an injury to his arm.

This is the second injury to a Providence Police Officer in the past two days. READ MORE HERE.