A man urinated on a pub carpet during what police described as a "drunken rumpus".
Officers were called to a venue in Warrington on Sunday afternoon following reports of a disturbance.
They found a group of men refusing to leave the Church Street pub despite pleas from the landlady.
The Warrington neighbourhood team for Cheshire Police wrote on Twitter: "Overnight we filled 4 cells after a group of males attended a pub in the Church Street area and caused something of a drunken rumpus, allegedly verbally abusing staff and one male urinating on the pub carpet.
"It's not big, it's not clever - but is grounds for arrest."
A spokesperson for the force today confirmed: "At 3.10pm on Sunday, August 13 police were called to reports of a disturbance at a public house on Church Street, Warrington.
"Officers attended the scene and found that a number of people were refusing to leave the premises after being asked to leave by the landlady.
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"Four men, aged 19, 21, 23 and 34, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of use of threatening and abusive language.
"The men are currently being held in police custody assisting officers with their enquiries."
