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Brunch for group of women in L.A. led to a stabbing and broken-bottle brawl, police say
Yahoo News ^ | 3/24/2026 | Jasmine Mendez, Richard Winton

Posted on 04/03/2026 5:46:47 PM PDT by simpson96

They gathered Sunday at a trendy downtown Los Angeles restaurant — a group of women out for brunch. But police said the outing devolved into a fight involving a knife and a bottle that was used to strike a fellow diner's skull.

Five women ended up at a hospital, with one critically hurt.

Dara Newsome, 29, and Kumiko Howard, 26, were arrested Sunday after the altercation inside Zaya, a dining spot in a historic building that markets itself as “a safe and welcoming gathering space.”

Police said the all-female group was enjoying brunch inside the restaurant in the 500 block of West 7th Street — until it came time to pay the bill, when an argument erupted.

Los Angeles Police Capt. Kelly Muniz, who oversees the downtown area, told The Times that one woman then grabbed a knife and stabbed at least two people in the group. Another woman grabbed a bottle and smashed it on the initial assailant’s head, police said.

Of the five people taken to the hospital, one was in serious condition, the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed this week. The injured women ranged in age from 26 to 37. Police said Tuesday that there was no update on their recovery.

No information was available on their relationships to one another or further details on what triggered the violence.

Police arrived around 5 p.m. and arrested Newsome and Howard.

Both women were booked on felony charges. Howard remains in custody.

Newsome posted $30,000 bail on Monday, according to booking records. Her next court date is April 13.

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KEYWORDS: california; racism

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1 posted on 04/03/2026 5:46:47 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Yogi and BooBoo are on spring break — no comments for a week or so


2 posted on 04/03/2026 5:49:24 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: simpson96

She’s Da Queen.


3 posted on 04/03/2026 5:49:33 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: simpson96

Note to self: Do not accept any brunch invitations in downtown Los Angeles.

🤔


4 posted on 04/03/2026 5:53:33 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: simpson96

Someone with an expensive meal wanted to divide the bill by five.


5 posted on 04/03/2026 5:53:49 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: simpson96
The statement "The female of the species is deadlier than the male" was originally said of a different species than Homo sapiens, I think.
6 posted on 04/03/2026 5:53:51 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: simpson96

Now that’s a FINE looking woman!


7 posted on 04/03/2026 5:55:17 PM PDT by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: simpson96

Wearing white before Easter is a serious offense.


8 posted on 04/03/2026 5:55:24 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: simpson96
Any weaves go a flyin'?

 

When fighting, it's always best not to lose your head. Or your hair. Or  your weave. - GIF - Imgur

9 posted on 04/03/2026 5:55:40 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: simpson96

I’m guessing the waiter got no tip.


10 posted on 04/03/2026 5:57:42 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: simpson96

Injuries coulda been worse.

She coulda whipped them puppies out and done some serious damage.


11 posted on 04/03/2026 5:59:56 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: simpson96
...a group of women out for brunch.
Police arrived around 5 p.m. and arrested Newsome and Howard.

Long brunch.

12 posted on 04/03/2026 6:01:47 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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To: simpson96
"a safe and welcoming gathering space"

LOL!

13 posted on 04/03/2026 6:02:13 PM PDT by chud
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To: Responsibility2nd

That wasn’t a weave.. that was a whole wig ;^)


14 posted on 04/03/2026 6:04:42 PM PDT by Bikkuri (Whomever thought China and India were ever going to be serious allies hasn’t been paying attention..)
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To: Verginius Rufus

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘓.𝘈., 𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯’. 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘣^𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘣^𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴. 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯’. 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥. -Sgt. Antonio “Poke” Espera.


15 posted on 04/03/2026 6:05:15 PM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: simpson96

Some folks just don’t know any other way.


16 posted on 04/03/2026 6:08:17 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

It always blows my mind that so many blacks, who are constantly fighting each other, have no idea how to actually fight.


17 posted on 04/03/2026 6:12:03 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: simpson96
Dara Newsome

Any relation to the governor? I thought he was gay.

18 posted on 04/03/2026 6:12:21 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: simpson96

Missing Persons was right.....Nobody Walks In LA.

19 posted on 04/03/2026 6:16:45 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Verginius Rufus

“— until it came time to pay the bill, when an argument erupted.”

And then a battle royale, when it came to paying up.

You just can’t take some people anywhere.


20 posted on 04/03/2026 6:32:27 PM PDT by simpson96
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