Guy Allegedly Tried To Snag Cop's Gun In Compass Tavern Lot Feud: Worcester Arrest

WORCESTER, MA—A man is facing a multitude of charges after refusing to leave a group fight in a bar parking lot, and subsequently trying to snag a police officer's gun, said police.

Police headed to the parking lot at the Compass Tavern on Harding Street on Monday, Oct. 9, around 1:40 a.m., where the came upon a fight between 20 to 30 people. An officer ordered the crowed to stop fighting and disperse, and most of the crowd did just that.

One man, later identified as Gabriel Padin, 26, Tirrell Street, Worcester, continued trying to antagonize males in the other group, said police.

The officer asked Padin to leave, and asked his friends to help get him into a vehicle and out of the crowd. Padin pulled away from his friends, and started walking over to the other group. He was screaming and trying to fight them again, while blocking the exit of cars in the parking lot, said police.

An officer saw Padin try to punch another man in the face when they grabbed him and told him to stop. Padin then elbowed the officer multiple times in the chest and chin. A security guard from the Compass Tavern assisted the officer, and Padin punched the security guard multiple times, said police. The officer took Padin to the ground, where a struggle ensued. During the fight, described as "chaotic," the officer felt his duty belt being pulled back and forth. A bystander started shouting to the officer that Padin was grabbing the officer’s gun, reports police. The officer spotted Padin’s right hand around the handle on the officer’s firearm, when the officer twisted his hips away, delivered two punches to Padin’s abdomen, and was able to break Padin’s grip on the gun, said police.

Other officers arrived and were able to handcuff Padin, who is charged with Attempt to Disarm a Police Officer, Assault and Battery on a Police Officer, Assault and Battery, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct, and Disturbing the Peace. He will be arraigned on Tuesday in Worcester District Court.

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