Bar Incident: ‘I’m Rich, You’re Poor’

Original post by Local Editor Kris Janisch.

After his credit card was declined, an Edina man jumped over the railing of the Wild Bill’s patio and while being held on the ground yelled, “I’m rich, you’re poor,” according to a Woodbury police report.

According to the report:

Police responded to a report of an unruly customer at Wild Bill’s Sports Saloon in Woodbury at about 2 a.m. June 29.

Officers learned a man wanted to buy liquor by the bottle. Staff told him that wasn't possible, and so he purchased several shots and drinks.

He left his credit card, left the bar and his card was declined.

A Wild Bill’s manager found him at Sunsets and asked him to come back and settle his tab.

The man went back to Wild Bill’s and yelled and swore at staff. He then tried to leave when his card was declined again.

He jumped over a deck to run away, but staff tracked him down and held him to the ground. He was yelling: “I’m rich, you’re poor. … I can do what I want.”

Management wanted him trespassed and did not pursue disorderly conduct or theft charges. Police took him to detox.