Hate-crime suspect: DJ called him a name, group retaliated

EVERETT — In a recorded phone call from jail, a man recounted how he sparked a bar fight that led a group of white supremacists to beat a black DJ near Lynnwood, according to records obtained by The Daily Herald.

A new search warrant also reveals that sheriff’s deputies are searching for a third vehicle — a white Dodge Challenger with Oregon plates — that fled from the attack Dec. 8 at the Rec Room Bar and Grill on Highway 99.

And at least 16 cameras captured the beating, but the bar’s ownership last week gave sheriff’s deputies a flash drive showing only two angles of the brawl — telling detectives that should be all they needed. The bar would not let deputies download full videos, court records say. Detectives obtained a judge’s permission to seize the rest of the footage last week.

The general manager, Jayson Baum, called 911 around 12:20 a.m. that Saturday. He said a rowdy group of about 15 men came into the bar, according to emergency call logs released Monday through a public records request. Some in the group were looking for a fight. Baum believed they were white supremacists.

“The first group that walked in was a group of three, and one of them is definitely screaming that he wants to fight the bar,” Baum said in the 911 call. “Most of the guys are trying to keep him calm, but I just want them to kind of know there’s a presence around.”

Baum said he had called 911 almost immediately when the men showed up. He said the main aggressor was the biggest man in the group, covered in tattoos, wearing a black shirt.

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