Altercation Between Man In A Wheelchair And Three Security Guards At Jalisco's Restaurant In Milwaukee's Southside Video Recorded

Several hired security guards kick and punch a one legged man during an altercation just outside of Jalisco's Restaurant in Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 22, 2018

Milwaukee, WI - On Saturday, several Facebook videos were posted by Orlando Torres showing a one legged man in a wheelchair involved in an altercation with three hired security guards just outside of the Jalisco's Restaurant at the 1000 block of S. Cesar E. Chavez Drive in Milwaukee's Southide. In the videos the man in the wheelchair confronts the security guards and in one video, a security guard kicks the man in the wheelchair and in the second video, another security guard punches the man in the wheelchair in the face, then the man retreats.

Torres told Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) that, the man in the wheelchair was inside the Jalisco Restaurant, seemed intoxicated and was causing problems. He went outside and and the security guards antagonized him to fight, according to Torres.
The private security company contracted by Jalisco's Restaurant was identified as JC Public Safety, LLC operated by Jose Carrasquillo.
One of the security guards involved in the altercation was taken into custody at Jalisco's Restaurant by Milwaukee police on Saturday. More arrests by police expected.

HNNUSA has learned that the victim in the wheelchair that was kicked and punched by the JC Public Safely, LLC security guards was identified as Jesus Lopez, who works at the El Rey Super Mercado recovering empty grocery carts from the parking lot and taking them back inside the store for customers to use. Lopez missed work on Sunday after being hospitalized due to injuries.

The Jalisco's Mexican Restaurant management on Sunday released a statement on their FB saying that they have fired the JC Public Safety, LLC and replace them with another private security company.