Three
police dogs and several Marion County, Indianapolis police
officers were called in to disperse a crow of roughly 100
people and one person was arrested after a Run-DMC show
was canceled.
According to
reports filed by the police, 22 year old Chris Seidensticker
fought with employees at the 8 Seconds Saloon, located on
the cities Westside. The argument began after Seidensticker
demanded a refund after Run-DMC refused to perform due to
a financial dispute with the promoter of the show.
Run-DMC was
supposed to take to the stage around 10:00pm, yet it was
not announced that the group would not appear until almost
1:00am. When people began requesting their money refunded,
staff members offered the number to Van "Buttaman"
Cox, who has no affiliations with the club. Ticketmaster
is offering refunds and the ticket price which ranged from
$22-$25. According to Buttaman, 118 tickets were sold for
the event.
"I apologize
to the city of Indianapolis and the people who took time
out on a Wednesday night to come to the show," he said.
Cox also stated that he paid the $4,000 in advance to the
group, but fell short of the $1,500 show date payment and
he blamed that on the groups request to upgrade flight and
hotel accommodations.
Run-DMC Spokespeople
could not be contacted for comment.