Family Suing Two Bars For Temple Grad’s Death

Family members of a deceased insurance executive and Temple graduate filed a civil lawsuit last Thursday against his assailants and two bars that were allegedly serving drinks to them before the incident, according to an article in The Philadelphia Daily News.

According to the article, the suit accused two Center City bars, G Lounge in Rittenhouse Square and Lucy’s Hat Shop in Old City, of violating state law by serving the assailants Kenneth Enriquez-Santiago, Steven Ferguson and Felix Carrillo drinks after they were already showing visible signs of being drunk on the night of Jan. 11, 2012.

Later on in the early hours of Jan. 12, the three assailants were getting out of a vehicle when they proceeded to attack Kevin Kless, 23, who was trying to catch a cab with his girlfriend, leaving him unconscious and dying on the ground at the 400 block of Chestnut Street.

All three men pled guilty for the beating. Ferguson received a five to 10 year sentence for third-degree murder, while Santiago will only serve two to five years due to his plea arrangement for a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.

Carrillo also pled guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and is serving a two to five year sentence.

At time of press, there are no new details of the lawsuit pending for the three assailants and the establishments that were involved in the incident.

Bail decreased for two men charged in the murder of alumnus

Bail has been reduced for two men charged with murder in the Jan. 14 beating of 2010 Temple alumnus, Kevin Kless.

Judge Benjamin Lerner approved the reduction of the bail for Steven Ferguson, 21, from $500,000 to $150,000 agreed upon by Assistant District Attorney Brendan O’Malley and defense attorney Stephen Patrizio. He also reduced bail from $500,000 to $40,000 for Felix Carrillo, 23.

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-Dominique Johnson

[Updated at 11:55 a.m. on 7/3/2012]