Just after midnight on Friday, (February 4th) Galesburg Police responded to Duffy’s on Cherry Street for reports of a disturbance. Dispatch informed responding officers that a male subject had thrown a soda can at the bartender and struck another bar patron in the head. Upon arrival, the man matching the description: 29-year old Unree Moultrie IV of Galesburg was standing in front of the bar and was immediately detained. Officers are familiar with Moultrie due to previous encounters. According to witnesses, Moultrie was playing video gambling machines and for no apparent reason, stood up, threw the soda can and some loose changes at the bartender, and told him to “call the cops.” Moultrie then punched a male patron sitting at the bar, again for no apparent reason. The male victim along with another patron forced Moultrie out the door until police arrived. Moultrie was taken to the Knox County Jail and charged with Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct and Felony Battery in a Public Place.
