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DECATUR — Police said a Decatur man punched his wife in a sports bar parking lot and then threw a beer bottle and pulled a gun to threaten other patrons who tried to intervene.

A sworn affidavit from Decatur Police said the incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Curly’s Sports Bar, 2683 N. Water St. The affidavit said the 27-year-old man was seen by witnesses arguing with his wife before punching her in the face.

A woman who saw the blow yelled at the man to stop the assault and she was then struck by a beer bottle he threw at her, according to Officer Jacquelyn Danner. That assault prompted a male patron to step forward and confront the man and Danner said witnesses told police the man then pulled a handgun from the waistband of his pants and pointed the weapon at the patron.

Another male patron hid behind a car while calling police but was soon spotted by the man. “(The hidden patron) stated the man caught him hiding behind the vehicle and stated something like ‘You calling the police on me?’ while pointing the pistol in his face,” Danner said. “(The patron) said (the man) then smacked his phone out of his hand.”