Boulder police arrested a University of Colorado football player after they say he lit the contents of a metal bucket on fire at a Pearl Street bar and then refused to leave early Sunday morning.
William Garrett Pericak, 21, a starting defensive lineman for CU, was arrested on suspicion of physical harassment and trespassing, according to a police report.
According to the report, at around 1 a.m. Sunday, a bartender at the Pearl Street Pub and Cellar at 1108 Pearl St. said Pericak lit the contents of a metal bucket on fire. Bartenders said the bucket contained trash and miscellaneous papers and were able to put it out with no damage to the bar.
When the bartender asked Pericak to leave, he refused and then started swearing and walked aggressively towards the bartender, police said. The bartender told police Pericak then gave the bartender what he described as a “chest-bump.”
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