Weed, booze and underage drinking led to roller rink brawl, witnesses say

ATHENS, Ga. — Police are looking into charges and fines after two women were injured in a brutal brawl inside an Athens roller rink.

Channel 2's Tom Regan broke the story Thursday about the chaos that broke out at Fun Galaxy Roller Rink, after obtaining video of the brawl.

Now police say the business may have broken alcohol laws. Witnesses said the violent fights broke out during a private liquor-fueled party.

One woman, who wished to remain anonymous, told Regan that she, her sister and cousin were brutally assaulted by a group of other women for no reason.

“We were just bum rushed. All on the ground being stomped and kicked. I got hit with a bottle, a cellphone,” the woman said.

The victims met with police, who are reviewing the videos and may bring charges against those who started the fights.

“What charges would be appropriate, as well as who would be identified and prosecuted,” is what Officer Geoffrey Gilland, of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, said investigators are now looking into.

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The roller rink was rented for the party -- a bring-your-own booze event -- and the victim said there was plenty to go around.

"I saw people with alcohol bottles, Henessee, Patron, Ciroc," the woman told Regan.

“Underage people were smoking weed and drinking in there?” Regan asked the woman.

“Yes,” the woman said.

Beyond criminal charges, police are investigating to determine if the roller rink violated county alcohol ordinances.

“To the best of my knowledge, Fun Galaxy does not have an alcohol serving license,” Regan told Gilland.

“That is correct," Gilland said. “A possible violation of the alcohol ordinance would be (issued if) underage people (were) being served."

The victim told Regan this is the first time she's been out to a pop-up party and is likely the last.

“I was maced twice and got alcohol poured into my eyes," the woman said.

A security guard who worked the event told Regan that everyone was checked at the door for identification.

He said was no one was underage, and everyone was out before 2 a.m.

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