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The M Nightclub in Waterfront Plaza is seen from Ala Moana Boulevard. This photo taken by Craig Gima on Feb. 1
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A state judge has dismissed charges against the remaining defendants accused of assaulting Washington Redskins All-Pro tackle Trent Williams and Williams’ brother, Fredrick, at a Kakaako nightclub two days before this year’s Pro Bowl football game at Aloha Stadium.
Honolulu District Judge Clarence Pacarro dismissed misdemeanor assault charges Wednesday against John Stancil and Michael Buntenbah.
Stancil, 25, was accused of assaulting both Williams brothers on Jan. 25 at the M Nightclub. Buntenbah, 40, was accused of assaulting Fredrick Williams.
Stancil was the nightclub’s doorman. Buntenbah was a bouncer. Their lawyers would not reveal whether the two still work at the club.
On Monday, state Circuit Judge Michael Wilson dismissed a felony assault charge against Stancil’s brother, Michael Miske Jr., after the prosecutor told him that neither Williams brother would return to Hawaii for trial.
Miske, 39, was accused of hitting Trent Williams in the head with a bottle. At the time of the alleged assault, Miske was a minority owner of the nightclub. He has since been bought out.
Williams’ injury required multiple stitches to his head and kept the 6-foot-5, 328-pound offensive tackle on the sidelines for the Pro Bowl on Jan. 27.