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A brawl takes over the Conch House in St. Augustine, ending with serious questions about the security staff.

We’ve obtained the police report from the Sunday incident, which allegedly started with a dispute between a woman’s boyfriend’s ex-wife and her sister. A “close friend” of the woman tried to break up the altercation, but then multiple witnesses say he instead became the victim of excessive force by security.

“The bouncers were there to keep the peace, and when things started breaking down on the dock- the fighting and all- they got involved and did what they had to do to break things up. Then, there were some allegations made that they were throwing punches themselves, that kind of stuff,” says St. Augustine Police Department Spokesman Mark Samson.

Samson says there were several fights that spawned from this incident.

The most serious injury came at the hands of the security staff, according to witnesses who spoke with police. We’re told the man who tried to break up the fight was knocked unconscious by security, who then continued to kick his head and torso while he was unconscious on the ground. Witnesses say, while unconscious, the man was also tossed in to the water and had to be rescued by several onlookers.

Several others suffered minor injuries and one other man was transported to the hospital.

At this time, there have been no arrests, but Samson says their investigation is early on.