A 19-year-old Scranton woman stole a bouncer’s gun following an altercation involving her boyfriend at Solstice Bar early Friday, police said.
When Officer John Sweeney responded to 117 W. Market St. around 12:30 a.m. for the report of a stolen firearm, Mayon Purser, a security guard for the bar, told him an underage girl — later identified as Ebony Washington — attempted to sneak alcohol from the bar, according to a criminal complaint.
Additionally, Washington’s boyfriend, Ethan Dominick, started acting disorderly when Purser confronted the girl about the alcohol, police said.
After being escorted out of the bar, Dominick swung at Purser and took him to the ground, according to the criminal complaint. During the tussle, Purser’s pistol fell out of his waistband, Sweeney wrote in the criminal complaint.
Purser and other bar employees were unable to find the gun after Dominick left the scene, police said.
Video footage from a city camera in the area showed the gun in the road near where Dominick and Purser were fighting, according to the criminal complaint.
Washington could be seen picking up the gun and concealing it before leaving with Dominick, police said.
State police were unable to locate Dominick and Washington at his home in Tunkhannock, but later informed Sweeney that they were both at the Skyline Motel in the borough, according to the criminal complaint.
Troopers responded to the motel and took Washington into custody after she admitted stealing the gun, police said.
Police charged Washington, 1728 Church Ave., with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and carrying a firearm without a license.
Washington was released on $25,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 13 at 11 a.m.