WATERBURY — Police arrested a Meriden man late Wednesday because they say he passed a handgun to the triggerman who shot and killed a well-liked bouncer at a Lakewood Road bar over the weekend.
According to court documents, Alan Nerbonne, 21, of Westwood Knoll, Meriden, was causing such a ruckus in Swizzle Stix that he had to be tossed from the drinking spot at least three times by 27-year-old bouncer Lawrence "Superman" Mates.
Nerbonne was charged with a single count of aiding and abetting in Mates' murder. He didn't pull the trigger, police say, but he gave the gun to 18-year-old Andre West, who fired a point-blank shot into Mates' head, killing the father of two daughters and four stepchildren.
A birthday party for a 22-year-old Meriden man was going on Sunday night at the bar, which is attached to Lakewood Lanes, a popular bowling alley.
Multiple people who saw Nerbonne that night told police he was drunk and out of control. After Mates, a three-year employee, tossed him from the bar for his unruly behavior, Nerbonne sneaked back inside, which caused Mates to pick him up and carry him out of the bar a final time.
It's unclear exactly when Nerbonne transferred the gun to West, but witnesses said he went to a car parked near the bar to retrieve the firearm and then passed it to West.
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