Total Bar Fight at Magnolias!!!!

So, if you’ve never been to Magnolias in Orefield, then you wouldn’t know that it’s pretty nondescript. No, that’s wrong. It’s mildly descript. It a quaint, apparently former home that has been converted into a bar/restaurant and if I was really old I would probably hang out there a lot because it’s a nice place. I have only been there one time, but the one time I did go it was without incident (besides some girl trying to touch my nipples) and was as low key and nice as once could imagine a bar in the Orefield to be.

So, the fact that it totally had a huge barfight is…… odd, at least to me…

Most people go to Magnolia’s in Orefield for dinner, wine tastings and jazz brunches, not a battle royal.

South Whitehall Township police broke up a large fight and arrested five people Sunday in the bar portion of the country inn at 2204 Village Road.

The fight at 1:53 a.m. left some people hurt but none seriously, according to South Whitehall police Lt. John Christman. He said he’s never heard of a fight at Magnolia’s before, calling it ”very unusual, in my 18 years of experience.”

After speaking to victims and witnesses, five people from Lebanon County were arrested on a slew of charges, some as serious as aggravated assault and resisting arrest. The restaurant’s co-owner said the fight began after one of the five vandalized a restroom and later punched a guest.

John Kerstetter, who owns Magnolia’s with his wife, Kim, was behind the bar when the melee broke out. He said the restaurant was rented for a 30th birthday party, and the people involved in the fight were with a person who had been invited. The party was a casual, buffet-style dinner for 40 to 50 people.

Kerstetter said the fight started after one of the five people who were charged vandalized a restroom. When that person was confronted about the vandalism by another guest, he became irate and later punched the accuser in the back of the head, Kerstetter said.

Kerstetter stopped the party, angering some people, who then began fighting, he said.

”It’s a real shame because it was a good night up until that point,” he said.

Those charged were:

Jose M. Martinez-Feliciano, 20; with simple assault, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and underage drinking; sent to Lehigh County Prison under $5,000 bail.

Edgardo Rosario-Feliciano, 21; with aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal mischief, resisting arrest, escape and disorderly conduct; sent to the prison under $25,000 bail.

Andres A. Cevallos-Rangel, 21; with criminal mischief, simple assault and disorderly conduct; sent to the prison under $5,000 bail.

William E. Cevallos-Rangel, 22; with resisting arrest, institutional vandalism, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct; sent to the prison under $10,000 bail.

Karina I. Vega, 25; with simple assault and disorderly conduct; sent to Lehigh County Prison under $5,000 bail. Source

What do all those arrested have in common? You guessed it, they are all…….. in their 20s!

What? Is there something else?

Anyway, I hope this doesn’t give Magnolia’s a bad name (it totally shouldn’t.) If it was closer to where I lived I’d probably hit it up more often.

Oh, so I totally finalized where I’m going on my super awesome super awesome date of awesome!!! But, I don’t trust you so I can’t tell you.