Two Hickmanites arrested after Roca bar brawl

Deputies responded to a fight reported at the Roca Tavern by a bartender a few minutes after midnight. According to sheriff’s reports, when deputies arrived, there were several people standing outside the bar in the parking lot.

According to sheriff’s reports, witnesses of the fight then told authorities that the two other alleged fight participants were 43-year-old Michael and 49-year-old LaVonne Verbeek, both of Hickman, who were found driving away from the tavern in their pickup shortly after the brawl. Everyone involved in the fight refused medical attention; all the observable injuries were minor, according to sheriff’s reports. The brawl escalated from a verbal dispute and no one wished to press charges, according to sheriff’s reports.

After the Verbeeks’ pickup was stopped, deputies found that Michael Verbeek had an alleged blood-alcohol content of .174, according to sheriff’s reports, and he was cited for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. He was then released to a detoxification center.