Austin, TX
WATCH: Uniformed Marines in Texas bar brawl won’t be disciplined
Video posted by a viral social media account shows Marines in uniform in a brawl with other patrons outside an Austin bar on 6th Street. TX Street Fights posted the video on Sunday, November 19, showing the Marines in dress blues punching and pushing locals outside the Voodoo Room, with most of the group of men ending up in a chaotic pile on the ground.
At the start of the video, a woman in a black dress can be seen arguing with one of the Marines holding up what appears to be his phone in his hand. The woman snatches the item out of his hands and tosses it into the street.
The camera pans to the ground for some unknown reason, but when the group comes back into frame, a man in a white hoodie is seen swinging at one of the Marines. It’s not clear what prompted the man to swing in the few seconds the group was out of frame.
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From that point, pushing escalates into an all out brawl on the street as a Marine is also seen throwing punches at a man who stumbles to the ground.
The fight is eventually stopped by troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety, who are seen pulling the men and Marines off of each other.
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Warning: The following video contains violence and explicit language.
The Austin Police Department told Military.com that two people were detained at the scene but later released. No other arrests were made.
A Marine Forces Reserve spokesperson also told Military.com that the men were from the Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division in Austin. They will not face any disciplinary action.
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