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Man wanted for inciting riot at NoDa fashion show

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
cwootson@charlotteobserver.com
Antoine Fountain
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Antoine Fountain. (Mug shot from previous arrest)

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man they say incited a brawl in the NoDa neighborhood during a fashion show in February.

Antoine Fountain is wanted on a warrant for inciting a riot, a felony.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to the disturbance call for a large fight at the NDemand venue at 617 East 28th Street around 2 a.m. on Feb. 25. A video posted on YouTube shows several people throwing tables, chairs and other items at each other from across a large room.

Detectives used the video to help with their investigation but hadn’t made any arrests late Monday.

A CMPD spokeswoman told the Observer the venue had been the site of a fashion show the evening before.

Witnesses told WCNC-TV the fight broke out at an after-party for the Carolina Awards Ball 2013, with about 150 attendees.

The party featured a competitive fashion show that led to the brawl, NDemand owner Charlene Henderson told WCNC-TV.

“It was a very sore loser at a fashion show. And it just happened to escalate,” Henderson said. WCNC-TV contributed.

Wootson: 704-358-5046; Twitter: @CleveWootson

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