Tossed from strip club, man responds with gun play

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Written by: 195 on Mar 18, 2010

An Edmonds man who was reportedly angry that he had been kicked out of the Deja Vu strip club near Pike Place Market has been charged after he allegedly pointed a handgun at a stranger who he thought was laughing at him. Carlos Chaidez was charged Tuesday with second-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to court charging papers, Chaidez, 18, and a friend were kicked out of the Deja Vu on March 11 after the friend, also 18, allegedly groped a 20-year-old dancer and exposed his penis, court charging papers said.

About a half-hour later, a 25-year-old man drove into the parking lot and approached Chaidez and the other man. The two men thought the older man was laughing at them so Chaidez retrieved a pistol from his Range Rover. He placed the pistol against the man's chest, neck and chin and ordered the man to leave. The man complied.

Seattle police were called and Chaidez was arrested.

When police found the weapon, a bullet was in the chamber and the safety was off, police said.

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