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Syrup flows at Florida IHOP after mass brawl breaks out over racial slur; Woman accused of hitting 14-year-old
A big fight between multiple customers at an IHOP store in Florida ended with the arrest of a lady accused of assaulting an adolescent.
According to NBC6, a fight broke out in June at an IHOP in North Miami Beach, with several adults and youngsters, who were caught on cellphone video, throwing syrup bottles at one another and trashing the restaurant.
The fight began after a confrontation between 34-year-old Precious Williams and a 14-year-old girl.
Williams allegedly confronted the 14-year-old with accusations that the girl’s family had been badmouthing her children at a restaurant, after Williams’ son claimed he heard the teenager’s family call them the N-word.
After the teenager’s family denied the allegations, Williams reportedly exploded and started attacking the teenager, resulting in an all-out brawl between the 2 sides.
Police were called to the restaurant, where they arrested Williams and charged her with child abuse.
Although the teenager claims Williams threw the primary punch, Williams reversed the accusation, claiming the teenager pushed her first.
In court, Williams’ lawyer argued that cellphone footage corroborated his client’s version of events.
“The video shows someone putting their hands on my client, Ms. Williams, and then Ms. Williams punching me back,” attorney Matthew Goldkind said. he said.
In one video, which shows the moments before the fight, Williams may be seen yelling at a customer while one other person appears to calmly shove her. That was the moment the 34-year-old began punching the person she was yelling at.
State prosecutors offered Williams a plea deal that might give her a yr of probation if she pleads guilty. During that yr, she would need to take anger management classes, a parenting class and abide by an alcohol ban.
Williams rejected the plea deal and decided to take her case to trial. The judge informed her that if convicted by a jury, she could resist five years in prison.