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2 Arrested After Dispute Over Crab Legs Turns Violent
NBC Connecticut ^ | 4/4/2016 | Staff

Posted on 04/04/2016 9:46:31 AM PDT by simpson96

Police in Manchester, Connecticut arrested a husband and wife after an argument at Royal Buffet got out of hand on Saturday night.

Manchester police say they were called to 410 West Middle Turnpike for a dispute that started as an argument over crab legs at the buffet table and escalated into a physical confrontation. During the scuffle, a 21-year-old man was punched in the face and lost a tooth.

That man's mother jumped in and used pepper spray on her son's attackers. Her actions were in self-defense and she is not facing any charges, according to police.

Police arrested Clifford Knight, 45, and Latoya Knight, 38, both of Windsor. Clifford Knight is charged with third-degree assault and disorder conduct. Latoya Knight is charged with disorderly conduct and threatening. Police said the suspects are husband and wife.

Clifford Knight was released on a $5,000 non-surety bond and Lataya Knight was released on a $2,500 non-surety bond. They are both expected in court on April 14.

The Manchester Fire Department responded to vent out the restaurant after the pepper spray was deployed.

The restaurant had to close while the health department assessed the air quality, but the restaurant said they opened for business at the usual time Sunday.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcconnecticut.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: cliffordknight; connecticut; crab; crustacean; freepun; frustration; latoyaknight; manchester; pinkcrustacean; seafood; whitesportcoat
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To: simpson96

Well, redneck brawls happen in other colors too.


21 posted on 04/04/2016 9:56:04 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: dfwgator

Yes, but what about the actual perpetrators? Were they Caucasian? /s


22 posted on 04/04/2016 9:56:20 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
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23 posted on 04/04/2016 9:57:08 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: MAKOTHEDOG
"This is one of the reason I avoid buffets. Now I heard on Mark Simone’s show that this was an all you can eat deal... well then.

Aren't all buffets, "all you can eat"?

24 posted on 04/04/2016 9:57:16 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

Buffet

Big Ugly Fat F#%@*&+ Eatin Together


25 posted on 04/04/2016 9:58:03 AM PDT by advertising guy
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

I’ve been to a lot of buffets and have the waist to prove it.

NEVER seen so much as a sneer at one.

This is the people involved, not the cause of a buffet.

Unless it was free lobster :)


26 posted on 04/04/2016 9:58:06 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: simpson96

Not a fight over chicken wings?


27 posted on 04/04/2016 10:00:23 AM PDT by armydawg505
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To: simpson96

Last few times I went to the buffet in my area there were entire herds of Amish waiting and surrounding the crab tray.

As soon as it’s refilled, they attack it from all sides like animals.

There’s barely anything I would eat there anymore but the show is worth the price of admission


28 posted on 04/04/2016 10:00:30 AM PDT by varyouga
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To: jessduntno

Hmmmmmm. Clifford and LaToya may not have been thinking right.

I’m thinking the pair thought that they could indeed eat them all. Then the other cat tried to get some.

Several years ago I witnessed another Latoya at an all you can eat deal at a casino. I was truly amazed at how many crab legs she had stacked on one plate, easily 10” deep. Too lazy to get up to make another trip or two, I guess.


29 posted on 04/04/2016 10:01:14 AM PDT by WinMod70
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To: varyouga
As soon as it’s refilled, they attack it from all sides like animals.

Perfect illustration of "Crab Bucket" mentality.

30 posted on 04/04/2016 10:01:29 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: simpson96

Say what????......................

31 posted on 04/04/2016 10:02:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Left doesn't like him and the Right doesn't like him, so he must be the right guy for the job...)
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To: dp0622

buffets don’t assault....people do.


32 posted on 04/04/2016 10:02:26 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: dfwgator

Two words:

Jameis Winston.....................


33 posted on 04/04/2016 10:02:49 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Left doesn't like him and the Right doesn't like him, so he must be the right guy for the job...)
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To: Red Badger

This thread just cries out for a Jameis Winston comment.


34 posted on 04/04/2016 10:03:23 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: onona
The comments in the article are pretty funny

I read them all, didn't see any that were funny.

Pretty much every one was part of the usual dynamic in on-line MSM forums, where every thread degenerates into charges of racism thrown back and forth.

Pretty much a verbal reenactment of the fight scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

35 posted on 04/04/2016 10:03:41 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: simpson96

The couple, 45-year-old Clifford Knight and 38-year-old Latoya Knight, were arrested Saturday for starting the brawl. Police charged Clifford with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct, while Latoya was charged with disorderly conduct and threatening.

The incident played out at Royal Buffet in Manchester, Conn., after the Knight pair got selfish about their shellfish, according to police who responded to the scene. The couple had gotten into an argument with a 21-year-old male at the scene, but the situation quickly devolved and turned into a physical confrontation when the male was punched in the face and lost a tooth.

The victim's mother became involved in the incident and used pepper spray on her son's assailants. However, since police determined that her actions were in self-defense, she won't be facing any charges.

http://www.hngn.com/articles/194714/20160404/connecticut-police-arrest-2-dispute-over-crab-legs-turns-violent.htm

36 posted on 04/04/2016 10:04:06 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: ConservativeDude

But a Loaded Buffet, that’s a different story.

Keep your buffets out of reach of children and make sure the food isn’t in the dishes.


37 posted on 04/04/2016 10:04:51 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: advertising guy

I think how everybody picking at the food is what turns me off and not to mention people using pepper spray and people loosing teeth at a restaurant. The publicity will be rough for this place but their customers seem the rough type. :)


38 posted on 04/04/2016 10:04:58 AM PDT by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: varyouga

Used to go to a buffet that had massive amounts of crab legs. I’m not a seafood guy so I never worried about it. My friends and I would sit there and marvel at the huge, huge piles of crab legs some folks would put on their plates. It was beyond ridiculous. They ALWAYS kept putting out more so take a reasonable amount and then go back for fresh and hot.

No, these folks stocked up like they were gonna be in that booth for 2-3 weeks. And there were lots of folks doing it.


39 posted on 04/04/2016 10:05:59 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: TexasGator
You must have ESP!


40 posted on 04/04/2016 10:08:08 AM PDT by Gamecock ( Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul...Matthew 10:28)
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