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Bouncer at Utah nightclub arrested after fight with patron who refused to pay for tacos

The patron later was run over by a car, police say.

(Ogden City Police Department) A nightclub security guard has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a dispute over tacos.

Ogden • One man is dead and another is in jail after a fight at an Ogden nightclub that police say began with a dispute over tacos.

Ogden police say the episode occurred Feb. 23 at an unidentified club near Washington Boulevard and 35th Street.

Police said a 56-year-old security guard at the club was “confronting” a man who refused to pay for tacos. This escalated into a fight, which ended with the customer lying in the middle lane of Washington Boulevard.

Police said the security guard and two other guards left the man lying in the street. Then, less than a minute later, a car pulled out of a nearby parking lot. The driver, police reported, turned left and ended up running over the victim. Police added that they are unsure whether the driver of the car was involved in the fight.

The 56-year-old security guard was arrested Saturday on suspicion of manslaughter, a second-degree felony.

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By Spencer Burt | FOX 13