Bouncer Gets 16 Years in Death of Bar Patron
A Redondo Beach bar bouncer was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison for manslaughter for throwing a patron head-first down a flight of stairs, killing him.
Eric Charles Meyer, 32, pleaded no contest earlier this month to voluntary manslaughter for killing 25-year-old Michael Alvey of Harbor City while ejecting him from Pancho & Wong’s bar near King Harbor on Sept. 1.
As part of his plea agreement, Meyer accepted the highest prison term allowed for the charge--11 years--and acknowledged that he has a prior robbery conviction, which added five years to his sentence.
Torrance Superior Court Judge Cecil J. Mills said he initially intended to reject Meyer’s plea and force him to stand trial on a second-degree murder charge. Alvey’s relatives had protested the plea agreement as being too lenient. But Mills said he now believes the 16-year sentence is fair.
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