The owner of a bar where Martese Johnson, a University of Virginia student, whose brutal arrest was captured on camera released a statement Saturday denying claims that the 20-year-old man was belligerent, according to NBC 29.

Kevin Badke, owner of Trinity Irish Pub, issued the statement through his attorney describing his encounter with Johnson early Wednesday morning, which runs counter to previous reports about Johnson's bloody encounter with Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control officers.

The statement says Badke was working the door when Johnson tried to enter with an Illinois ID. After Johnson gave the wrong zip code on his ID, Badke denied him entry into the bar and Johnson walked away, the report states.

"There have been reported comments that management of Trinity were belligerent towards Mr. Johnson or that Mr. Johnson was belligerent towards management,” the statement reads, according to NBC 29. “Those allegations are patently untrue, as the brief conversation that occurred was polite and cordial. Mr. Badke's observation was that Mr. Johnson was a disappointed patron."

Badke also denied allegations of racial profiling.

“There have been reports that Trinity engages or engaged, in this incident, in racial profiling in not permitting Mr. Johnson to enter,” the statement reads. “The rationale for allowing patrons to enter—being familiar with the zip code on their own license—is color, gender, race, and ethnicity-blind.”

The statement says it is cooperating with state police in the investigation into Johnson's arrest, which sparked protests when video emerged of the bloody and brutal encounter.

Disgraced NFL running back O.J. Simpson used to make astonishing cuts on the football field, but cutting a jailhouse medication line may have the Hall of Famer running for his life.

According to the Daily Mail, the 67-year-old Simpson is housed in the minimum-security section of a Nevada prison, but when it comes time for medication and meals, all prisoners, from minimum to maximum, must line up together.

Last week Simpson reportedly cut the line, causing Travis Waugh, 51, a member of the Aryan Nation who goes by the name “Blu” and is housed in maximum security, to call him out.

“This guy was standing in line waiting for his medications when O.J. comes along and cuts in line—like he always does,” an eyewitness told the Daily Mail. “But this dude was not having it and told O.J. to take his ugly black ass to back of the line and wait like everybody else.”

“O.J. jumped in his face and yelled, ‘F--k you, man. I'm gonna stay right here and your ass ain’t gonna do nothing about it,’” the eyewitness said, according to the Daily Mail. “The guy pushed O.J. and yelled back: ‘Get in line, asshole, and wait your turn. I’m not gonna tell ya again.’”

According to the witness, Waugh pushed Simpson, who now walks with a cane after 11 brutal years in the NFL took a toll on his knees, and Simpson fell to the floor, the Daily Mail reports.

Simpson is serving anywhere from nine to 33 years in prison for armed robbery and has petitioned the prison to have surgery for his knee injuries, which he believes may leave him unable to walk unless treated.

The witness added that once Simpson got back on his feet, he rushed Waugh and reportedly spit in his face.

“The guy flipped out and went after O.J. O.J. put up his fists to fight back and was yelling that he was going to teach this guy a lesson. But the other inmates jumped and tried to hold both of them back, but they were both so furious it was almost a riot,” the witness told the Daily Mail.

Guards rushed the scene and separated the two men, but not before Waugh reportedly issued a threat to Simpson.

“While the guy was dragged away he looked back and screamed, ‘I am going to make it my mission to kill your n--ger ass. You will not leave here alive—do you hear me?’”  the eyewitness told the Daily Mail. “And then he made a symbol with his hands of shooting a gun at O.J.”

The eyewitness added that Simpson asked around and found out that Waugh is, in fact, a violent inmate.

“They told him, yeah, he’s the real deal and if they were him they would be very afraid. They told O.J. that guy had a reputation of being a very brutal, violent guy, who has a lot of connections inside and outside of the prison,” the Daily Mail reports. “That’s why he was housed in the maximum-security tier. They told O.J. he should watch his back.”

Friends and family at a rally remembered Rekia Boyd Saturday as a trial date looms for the Chicago police detective accused in her fatal shooting, reports the Chicago Tribune.

The officer, Dante Servin, was charged with involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors say he recklessly opened fire, over his shoulder, at a group of people on March 21, 2012, fatally wounding 22-year-old Boyd. The trial is scheduled to begin April 9, after it was postponed from an October start date.

The charges against Servin, also accused of reckless discharge of a firearm and reckless conduct, were the first time in more than 15 years that a police officer was charged in Chicago in connection with a fatal shooting, the report says. He was placed on paid desk duty and stripped of his police powers.

The city of Chicago paid $4.5 million to settle the wrongful-death suit filed by Boyd’s family. But that has been of little solace to her family. Her brother Martinez Sutton, 32, told protesters Saturday that he’s still looking for answers in her death, the Tribune writes.

"They say that her death was justified,” he said at the rally, the news outlet writes. “Her death was justified. Man. How? What did Rekia do? That's what everybody asks me. And I'm still trying to find out. Because talking to everybody that was involved, I get the same answer. Nothing. So why is she dead?"

The Tribune says Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez reportedly feels strongly that Boyd "lost her life for no reason." But supporters of Servin say he reacted in line with his training and was protecting himself.

Bill Helton, who is currently serving as Elk City’s commissioner and works as a hair stylist, claims that the character was inspired by one of his African American clients, notes the report. Helton says he has been hosting fundraisers and community events across the state dressed as “Pollyster Kotton” since 2005.

“It’s just satire, she’s a character,” Helton tells KFOR, News Channel 4. “Anyone that’s offended, I would sit down and talk to them. Because my heart is, I would never do that and want to help whoever I can help.”

Helton added that he does not see himself as racist because he has “great, great friends who are African American.”

The Oklahoma chapter of the NAACP condemned Helton, according to a statement released to KFOR. “The character could have been just as effective done without the black face makeup and would be far less offensive,” the group said in the statement.