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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Things were quiet Sunday at the Putt Putt Fun Center off Summer Avenue, but it was anything but quiet Saturday evening when things quickly turned chaotic.
“You are supposed to be with family and friends, so it’s supposed to be a fun place, but you see all of these aggressive acts,” Lucas Tremmel said when he saw social media video of the incident.
In a recently filed police report, the company said parents just started dropping off their children. Suddenly, there was a crowd of 300 to 400 people, causing the business to be in violation of the COVID-19 compliance.
The business decided to close up shop because of overcrowding then the chaos erupted once employees said they would not issue a refund—instantly turning the fun center into a frenzy zone.
The video of the chaos made its rounds on social media throughout the night.
In the video, a girl who appears to be a teenager can be seen tearing apart a plexiglass divider.
She then throws the divider along with metal rope stands across a counter where employees are standing.
The employees dodge every item coming at them.
Moments later, the young girl was seen spitting at another worker.
WREG tried reaching out to the young girl in the video to get her take of the story, but so far have not heard back.
“Those things can be talked over instead of resulting in physical violence,” Tremmel said.
The center’s general manager, Aaron Boss, said in the below statement that what happened is something the company has “never experienced in 57 years of business.” He said all minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian moving forward.
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