A Mississippi man was arrested Sunday morning after brutally beating a man outside a Bourbon Street strip club while trying to prove himself to a drug dealer and get money to buy drugs, police said. According to police reports, 22-year-old William Busker robbed a man in the 300 block of Bourbon Street and then beat him until he was bloodied and unconscious, court records show.
According to records filed in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Busker told officers that he had been trying to buy cocaine inside of a strip club on Bourbon Street shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday when the man from whom he was trying to buy drugs stated that Busker needed to first prove that he wasn't an undercover police officer.
Busker told officers that the drug dealer then proposed that Busker rob someone to prove himself and that he would then sell him cocaine for the amount of money that he was able to get out of the victim's wallet, court records allege.
Busker told detectives that he then followed a man outside of the club and down Bourbon Street and grabbed his wallet. The victim, 31, and Busker, then began to fight, records show, and Busker proceeded to punch and kick the man several times in the face, pummeling him until he was bloodied and unconscious.
Meanwhile, Detective Michael Flores, assigned to NOPD's 8th District Investigative Unit, was crossing the street near the intersection of Bourbon and Bienville streets when he heard a single gunshot ring out. Flores saw a crowd of people rushing by and a woman yelled out to him, "Hurry, officer! He is beating his a--. He is trying to kill him. They are shooting."
Flores then drove to 325 Bourbon St., where he found a man lying in a pool of blood and unconscious, according to court documents. Flores saw Busker running away from the scene and ordered him to stop, but Busker continued to flee. Busker was eventually found hiding underneath a car in a parking garage in the 800 block of Toulouse Street, records show.
Busker, who was in possession of the victim's wallet, was arrested and brought into the 8th District station for questioning. The victim, who had sustained injuries to his face and lost several teeth, was brought to Interim LSU Public Hospital where he was treated.
While being interviewed, Busker -- whose arrest record shows he was under the influence of alcohol at the time -- confessed the details of the assault to detectives but said that he had not been in possession of a gun, only that he had heard a gunshot go off during the struggle, documents show.
According to the record, Busker told police that he broke his foot while kicking the man and was subsequently transferred to Interim LSU Public Hospital for treatment.
Busker was booked with one count each of armed robbery, flight from an officer and second-degree battery. He is being held on a total bail of $52,500.
Police searched for the drug dealer Busker had allegedly been trying to buy cocaine from but could find no such individual.
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According to records filed in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Busker told officers that he had been trying to buy cocaine inside of a strip club on Bourbon Street shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday when the man from whom he was trying to buy drugs stated that Busker needed to first prove that he wasn't an undercover police officer.
Busker told officers that the drug dealer then proposed that Busker rob someone to prove himself and that he would then sell him cocaine for the amount of money that he was able to get out of the victim's wallet, court records allege.
Busker told detectives that he then followed a man outside of the club and down Bourbon Street and grabbed his wallet. The victim, 31, and Busker, then began to fight, records show, and Busker proceeded to punch and kick the man several times in the face, pummeling him until he was bloodied and unconscious.
Meanwhile, Detective Michael Flores, assigned to NOPD's 8th District Investigative Unit, was crossing the street near the intersection of Bourbon and Bienville streets when he heard a single gunshot ring out. Flores saw a crowd of people rushing by and a woman yelled out to him, "Hurry, officer! He is beating his a--. He is trying to kill him. They are shooting."
Flores then drove to 325 Bourbon St., where he found a man lying in a pool of blood and unconscious, according to court documents. Flores saw Busker running away from the scene and ordered him to stop, but Busker continued to flee. Busker was eventually found hiding underneath a car in a parking garage in the 800 block of Toulouse Street, records show.
Busker, who was in possession of the victim's wallet, was arrested and brought into the 8th District station for questioning. The victim, who had sustained injuries to his face and lost several teeth, was brought to Interim LSU Public Hospital where he was treated.
While being interviewed, Busker -- whose arrest record shows he was under the influence of alcohol at the time -- confessed the details of the assault to detectives but said that he had not been in possession of a gun, only that he had heard a gunshot go off during the struggle, documents show.
According to the record, Busker told police that he broke his foot while kicking the man and was subsequently transferred to Interim LSU Public Hospital for treatment.
Busker was booked with one count each of armed robbery, flight from an officer and second-degree battery. He is being held on a total bail of $52,500.
Police searched for the drug dealer Busker had allegedly been trying to buy cocaine from but could find no such individual.
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