Crime & Safety
Not Without My $10 Beer! Cops Say Joliet Man Refused to Leave Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
The Joliet man wanted to finish his $10 beer first, police said.

An unwanted Joliet man refused to leave Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre and explained he first wanted to finish his $10 beer, police said.
The Tinley Park cops were reportedly having none of that and hauled 28-year-old Nicholas Raman away after arresting him on a charge of criminal trespass.
Raman was taking in the Tim McGraw show Aug. 8 when venue security decided they didn’t want him there anymore, police said. Security reportedly called the cops and informed them they were “having problems escorting (Raman) out of the theater.”
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Raman was “highly intoxicated,” police said.
“Security staff stated they asked him several times to leave the property and (he was) also asked by us several times as well,” an officer said, according to a police report.
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“Nick remained seated on the ground and refused to leave,” police said. “Nick kept stating that he wanted his $10 beer before he left.”
While officers were speaking with Raman, he “laid on the ground and refused to leave,” police said.
“He stated that ‘this ain’t no Mike Brown s---, if I was black this would be handled a different way,’” a report said.
The police then placed Raman under arrest.
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