SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. —

South Lake Tahoe's mayor pro tem was arrested in connection with an incident at a bar in September.

Cody Bass was arrested on Sept. 25 after allegedly approaching an employee at Lake Tahoe AleWorx in Stateline, Nevada.

Despite Bass being banned from the business, he allegedly threatened to “have people kill” the the bar employee, Reno's KRNV-TV reported.

Arrest documents said Bass left the bar then returned 20 minutes later and allegedly cocked his arm as if to hit the employee, who kicked him in self-defense, according to KRNV.

Deputies reviewed surveillance footage and determined Bass was the aggressor. He’s charged with misdemeanor assault, trespassing and harassment.

The incident happened days before South Lake Tahoe’s mayor also made headlines .

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