my man got on the wrong end of an ass whoopin!
But he's the Juggernaut!!


Tough-guy movie actor beat up in Sioux Falls bar
Josh Verges • jverges@argusleader.com • December 6, 2008

Actor Vinnie Jones dances Thursday night as Nick Ralis & Friends perform at Wiley's Tavern in Sioux Falls. About 20 minutes later, Jones got into a fight. He was treated for injuries and arrested.

Hollywood actor Vinnie Jones was treated for injuries and arrested after a Thursday night bar fight at Wiley's Tavern in downtown Sioux Falls.

Jones, 43, is a British former soccer player whose movie credits include "Snatch," "Gone in Sixty Seconds" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels." He also did voice-over work in "Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties."

But the Sioux Falls man Jones allegedly punched said it was his role as Juggernaut in "X-Men: The Last Stand," that sparked the fight.

Juan Barrera, 24, said his roommates were playing pool when Jones approached and asked to play. He said Jesse Bickett, 24, of Montrose told Jones he'd have to wait.

That's when one of Barrera's roommates asked Jones whether he was "that guy from X-Men."

"He got offended by that, and he started pushing my other friends around. He said he's been in so many other movies or whatever," Barrera said.

Barrera went to the restroom, so he didn't see what happened next.

Police: 'He got the worst end of that deal'
Sioux Falls Police Sgt. Tim Hagen said people were pushing and shoving when Jones charged at Bickett, who hit the actor in the face with a beer glass.

"He got the worst end of that deal," Hagen said, examining a police photograph of Jones' face.

Jones was known for his violence on the soccer field.

Police were called to the bar at 11:35 p.m. Thursday. They found Bickett outside the bar with cuts on his hand and arrested him for aggravated assault.

They later found Jones at Sanford USD Medical Center where he was treated for cuts to the face. He was charged with simple assault and posted bond Friday morning.


Police do not identify victims, but Barrera said he was the man Jones punched. He said he was exiting the restroom when he found Jones and Wiley's staff members coming the opposite direction.

"His whole face was covered in blood," Barrera said.

"I just walked out the restroom, didn't say a word to him ... and he struck me in the mouth."

Barrera said he countered with one or two punches to Jones' face, then knocked him to the floor before Wiley's staff escorted Barrera outside.

Barrera said Minnehaha County Jail staff called him Friday morning to warn that Jones was free on bail.

Jones' manager, Alex Cole, had more questions than answers. He said Jones hasn't answered his phone calls, and his wife is worried about him.

Cole said Jones is on vacation, but he didn't know specifically what the actor was doing in Sioux Falls.(eh, the wife might wanna look at that pic)

Barrera said someone who was with Jones at the bar said he was in Sioux Falls to hunt.

Jones' wife and manager aren't the only people who want to speak with the actor: Deb Bickett said Friday afternoon that her son just got out of surgery.

"He's got major hospital bills hanging over his head," she said. "He (Jones) doesn't want to run into me."

Bickett said her son told her, "It was definitely self-defense, Mom."

Neither man made a court appearance Friday, and no formal charges have been filed. The state's attorney's office said it has not yet received a report from police.

If Vinnie Jones pushes you around for any reason whatsoever, it's probably best not to throw a beer glass at his face.

I"m saddened by this. His rep was almost mythical for being the fucker you don't mess around with. Just ask this guy.

yeah... something tells me that guy would have been in for a lot of hurt if that bottle didn't connect.

No only does this guy glass Vinnie Jones, HE'S GONNA SKATE ON THE CHARGES!

Vinnie Jones' bar combatant cleared of charges


The South Dakota man who put a beer bottle into Vinnie Jones' face last week will not be facing criminal charges, according to TMZ:

Prosecutors have dismissed three counts of aggravated assault against 24-year-old Jesse Bickett, after he turned the actor's face into a mangled mess of blood and glass last week.
Minnehaha County State's attorney Dave Nelson said, "After we had an opportunity to review all the evidence, we thought that the incident with which Mr. Bickett was charged was a result of a mutual combat situation."

Vinnie Jones also hasn't been charged for the incident, but he did take some time last night to pose for the paparazzi and show off his scars.