On Wednesday, McCulloch set up a GoFundMe page to solicit donations because he said several customers offered to do so themselves. As of late Friday night, 94 donors had contributed a total of $10,530 toward a $100,000 goal. He said any funds not needed as part of the legal battle would go to charitable causes and he’ll be transparent about how the money is spent, including posting receipts.
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“I’m trying to partner with other bars to just be like one big case so that we’re not all fighting it individually. I think that's the best way of going about it,” McCulloch said. “ … I will be fighting this right now. … I will not be paying the fine. I’m going to go to court for that and see how far I have to take it until they force me to pay it.”