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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Yogi and BooBoo are on spring break — no comments for a week or so
She’s Da Queen.
Note to self: Do not accept any brunch invitations in downtown Los Angeles.
🤔
Someone with an expensive meal wanted to divide the bill by five.
Now that’s a FINE looking woman!
Wearing white before Easter is a serious offense.
I’m guessing the waiter got no tip.
Injuries coulda been worse.
She coulda whipped them puppies out and done some serious damage.
Long brunch.
LOL!
That wasn’t a weave.. that was a whole wig ;^)
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.
Some folks just don’t know any other way.
It always blows my mind that so many blacks, who are constantly fighting each other, have no idea how to actually fight.
Any relation to the governor? I thought he was gay.
Missing Persons was right.....Nobody Walks In LA.
“— 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.
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