Middleweight Champ Jermall Charlo Arrested Over Bar Tab, Posts $5000 Bond
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Houston, TX (August 26th, 2021)– World Boxing Council World Middleweight champion Jermall Charlo was booked in San Antonio, Texas, on three charges of second degree felony robbery stemming from a complaint filed July 16, 2021 by the Privat Martini Bar & Social Club in San Antonio, Texas, over an unpaid bar tab. Jermall Charlo was released shortly after booking upon posting a $5000 surety bond. Charlo allegedly stole money from the waitress after his credit card was declined three times. According to the police affidavit, Charlo did not pay the large bar bill after his card was declined. Through his attorney, Jermall disputes the facts.
The unbeaten two division reigning WBC middleweight titleholder turned himself in to the Bexar County authorities on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, after learning an outstanding warrant for his arrest was issued on August 7, 2021, in conjunction with an incident with a waitress at the bar when he was there. Police responded to an incident at the bar around 2 A.M. on the date in question. the arrest warrants in conjunction with the case were not immediately issued until after an official police investigation had been completed.
Charlo, 32-0 with 22 knockouts, Houston, Texas, last fought on June 19, 2021 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas when he won a 12 round decision over challenger Juan Macias Montiel of Los Mochis, Mexico, to retain his World Boxing Council World Middleweight title, his tenth consecutive world title bout win in 10 tries at 154 and 160 pounds.
Charlo was in San Antonio on July 16, 2021, supporting his twin brother, lineal World Junior Middleweight champion Jermell Charlo, 34-1-1 with 18 knockouts, San Antonio, Texas, who fought to a 12 round split decision draw with World Boxing Organisation World Junior Middleweight champion Brian Castano in an undisputed championship unification showdown the following day, July 17, 2021 at AT&T Center, on a Premier Boxing Champions card. Jermall is one minute older than Jermell.
According to the incident report on file at police headquarters, Charlo allegedly stole cash from a guest check portfolio, and accused a waiter of trying to steal his debit card, while retrieving his driver’s license from another portfolio. The report suggests a member of Charlo’s party injured a waitress upon exiting the establishment. Jermall is currently under a no-contact order as pertains to the injured waitress victim.
Through his attorney, Jermall disputes the events as described in the police report.
“I want to make it clear Jermall stole no money from anyone at the club, and made no threats toward anyone,” Jermall Charlos’s attorney Kent A. Schaffer told TMZ Sports. “When (the club) ran his (Jermall’s) card it was declined. He then received a fraud alert from Chase Bank, asking if he had made the charge. He responded yes, and they told him to (resubmit the charge) have the charge submitted again.”
No information was provided as to whether Charlo has provided a plea.
Readers should note Chase Bank and other credit and debit card companies sometimes decline a charge, and then request a verbal acknowledgement of approval before approving the request charge on the second try. This is done randomly or geographically (if the person is in a location out of the usual) for security reasons which are commonplace protocol procedure. Charlo’s card was declined three times in attempts to pay the bar tab.
Bar employees told police Charlo accused a waitress of losing his credit card, and demanded she pay the bill instead. The affidavit states surveillance video showed Charlo going through two of that particular waitress’ bill collection binders, which contained his identification, and also another customer’s cash payment. When the binders were returned, police said, they were empty. While surveillance video inside the bar and club had no audio, the affidavit states Charlo yelled a threat. The Texas penal code states a robbery charge is escalated to a second-degree felony if it involves a threat or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death to others. The crime is punishable between two and 20 years, and a fine of up to $10,000.
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