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# Underage man arrested for allegedly pulling knife on bouncer at Main Street bar
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/crimewatch-20020604/
- Published: 2002-06-04T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:19:03.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Main St, #archive-import

*Man arrested after trying to stab bouncer*

■An underage man was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly tried to stab a bouncer at a Main Street bar.

At about 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, Santa Monica Police arrived at Circle Bar at the 2900 block of Main Street and arrested Los Angeles resident William Joseph Foley, 20, who was being detained by the bar’s bouncers.

Foley appeared very drunk while he was in the bar so the bouncers told him to leave. On the way out, Foley allegedly started a verbal fight with a bouncer, pulled out a seven-inch folding knife and tried to stab the bouncer. The bar’s bouncers overpowered him and held him in custody until police arrived.

Foley was arrested and booked for assault with a deadly weapon. SMPD spokesman Lt. Frank Fabrega said the case will be turned over to the department’s vice squad because Foley is under the legal drinking age.

“We know the suspect was drunk in the bar, but we can’t assume he was served alcohol in the bar,” Fabrega said. “He may have just walked in to use the restroom, and then appeared drunk and asked to leave.” ■A man walking down Lincoln Boulevard was knocked to the ground by another man for no apparent reason.

At 9:15 p. m. on Tuesday, May 21, a man walking south on Lincoln Boulevard was approached from behind by another man who muttered some words to him. The victim was not able to understand what was said, so he did not respond. The muttering man pushed the victim to the ground where he scraped and cut his hand on the cement.

The suspect took off running out of sight. He is described as a white man in his 30s, 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. He was wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans, a tan baseball cap and a blue back-pack.

With any additional information regarding these crimes contact the office of criminal investigations at (310 ) 458-8451.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 4, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060402.pdf?ref=smdp.com)