A councilman who was caught urinating outside a bar in downtown Los Angeles has resigned from his post. Crescenta Valley Town Councilmember Chris Kilpatrick stepped down after surveillance video showed him and another man relieving themselves at the employee entrance to Precinct, an LGBTQ+ bar on South Broadway, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The video, which was posted on the bar’s Instagram account, captured Kilpatrick and his boyfriend urinating on a set of glass doors after leaving the bar with cocktail glasses in hand.

In the video, an employee can be seen approaching the men and attempting to take away their drinks. Kilpatrick, who was identified as the taller man in the video, allegedly pushed the employee to the ground when they tried to intervene. The Instagram post from the bar emphasized that Precinct is a safe space for everyone and urged patrons to be respectful, reminding them that there are multiple bathrooms available on the premises.

Kilpatrick’s attorney, John Duran, claimed that the bar employees approached Kilpatrick and his boyfriend aggressively without identifying themselves, leading Kilpatrick to push back in self-defense. Duran suggested that Kilpatrick feared a potential homophobic attack from the employees, who were not in uniform.

Duran, who previously served on the West Hollywood City Council before his unsuccessful bid for reelection in 2020, has faced his share of controversies in office. In 2016, the city paid $500,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit against him, and allegations in 2019 resulted in protests calling for his resignation.

Although Kilpatrick was not explicitly named in the Instagram post, commenters pointed out the similarities between the man in the video and Kilpatrick, who was elected to the Crescenta Valley Town Council in 2020. The town council, which represents several cities in the area, serves as an advisory body advocating for the interests of residents.

Upon learning about the surveillance footage, council members requested a statement from Kilpatrick, who had already hired an attorney by that time. A special meeting was planned to address the issue, but Kilpatrick preemptively expressed his intention to resign from the council. The council accepted his resignation immediately.

While condemning the behavior shown in the video, the council acknowledged Kilpatrick’s years of service and dedication to the community. Duran maintained that public urination is not a criminal offense and argued that the employee’s actions constituted battery, a misdemeanor offense.

As of now, it remains unclear if the bar employee sustained any injuries during the altercation.