Cowboys player Henry Melton sues Grapevine bar, others over brawl
DALLAS — Newly signed Dallas Cowboy Henry Melton is suing the owner of a Grapevine bar and several others over a physical confrontation that resulted in the football player’s arrest during the Christmas holidays last year.
Melton, a defensive tackle who stands about six feet three and weighs about 300 pounds, contends in his countersuit that he was the victim of the attack, that a racial epithet was used and that a representative of the bar’s owner tried to extort money from him. The legal action was filed Tuesday.
“This case is nothing short of a shakedown and desire for a golden meal ticket,” Melton’s lawsuit contends.
The player’s lawsuit seeks damages that include past and future lost wages and past and future loss of earning capacity. He names the bar’s owner, Donald Payne; Payne’s brother, Robert; the bartender, Christopher Kummer; a bouncer and an off-duty police officer hired to help with security that night as defendants.
More at http://www.wfaa.com/sports/Dallas-Cowboys-Henry-Melton-sues-Grapevine-bar-others-over-brawl-252476871.html .