Man back in custody after looting incident, alleged deadly assault outside Philly nightclub

A judge has also raised Kenneth Frye's bail to $500,000 in response to the latest looting incident.

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Man back in custody after looting incident, alleged deadly assault outside Philly nightclub
Man back in custody after looting incident, alleged deadly assault outside Philly nightclub

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The bouncer accused of fatally punching a man outside a bar in Center City last year is in custody on Thursday.

It comes after Kenneth Frye was arrested for allegedly taking part in a looting incident that happened last month at a liquor store.

In that incident, Frye is facing a burglary charge and was arrested after looters ransacked a Fine Wine & Good Spirits on the 3100 block of Girard Ave., according to police.

Kenneth Frye

He was already facing a manslaughter charge for allegedly killing 41-year-old Eric Pope while working at Tabu Nightclub last April.

Frye was a bouncer at the nightclub and was seen on video punching Pope and knocking him unconscious.

Pope later died from his injuries.

A judge has also raised Frye's bail to $500,000 in response to the latest looting incident.