By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to Mike’s Restaurant in Davis Square last Friday afternoon on reports of a fight.

Upon arrival, the officers spotted a man, later identified as Adan Avalos, reportedly throwing punches at various people outside of the main entrance to the restaurant.

According to reports, Avalos then backed away, knocked over a hand sanitizer display and began lifting a granite top table to flip it over.

Upon seeing the officers, Avalos put the table down and walked over towards them, yelling and raising his hands as if preparing to strike them, police said.

An officer grabbed the front of Avalos’s jacket and brought him down to the sidewalk. The officer grabbed the left wrist of Avalos and he pulled it away. Avalos was told to stop resisting, but he reportedly continued pulling his arms away and swinging them.

A witness told the officers that he was eating in Mike’s Restaurant when the staff told Avalos to leave. Avalos began yelling and “getting in the face” of the restaurant staff. At this point, the witness said he intervened by telling Avalos to leave and not yell at the female staff. This reportedly angered Avalos and he began yelling at the witness and attempted to hit him. At that point the officers arrived on scene.

Police also spoke to the restaurant manager, who told them that Avalos was bringing outside alcohol into the restaurant and was asked to leave. She said that Avalos became angry at this request and began yelling and pushing furniture around inside the restaurant. She called the police and waited by the doorway until officers arrived on scene.

Avalos was transported to the Somerville Police Station and booked on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.