Westwood : Man Faces Weapons Charge

Criminal charges have been filed against an 18-year-old man arrested for carrying a billy club during a riot outside a Westwood theater Aug. 3.

Kevin Lyle Bailey, who lives in the Fairfax District, was arrested at 1:35 a.m. Aug. 4 outside a theater at Westwood Boulevard and Broxton Avenue. He was charged with possession of an illegal weapon and possession of a deadly weapon with intent to commit an assault, according to the city attorney’s office, which filed the charges. If convicted, Bailey faces a possible 18 months in jail and $2,000 in fines.

It took police several hours to quell the disturbance, which authorities said apparently erupted after a showing of the Spike Lee movie “Mo’ Better Blues.” As officers were gaining control of the crowd, they spotted 11 men, including Bailey, emerging from a nearby alley, officials said. Bailey had the club concealed under the bib of his overalls, said City Atty. James Hahn.

Bailey is to be arraigned Aug. 29 in West Los Angeles Municipal Court.