The 24-year-old woman at the center of a Mother's Day brawl at the Golden Corral Restaurant in Toledo said she was threatened with a knife by the family sitting next to her and did what any mother would have done to protect her 1-year-old daughter.
Little did Sylvia Harris know that her alleged defense of her child would lead to a restaurant-clearing melee in West Toledo in which she and four others would be arrested.
Ms. Harris of 1224 Indiana Ave. asked Toledo Municipal Court Judge Lynn Schaefer yesterday for more time to hire an attorney and did not enter a plea to misdemeanor assault, rioting, and inducing panic charges. The judge rescheduled her arraignment for 9 a.m. on May 29.
Ms. Harris is accused of hitting Christine Lewandowski, 56, of 1125 Slater St. after Ms. Lewandowski repeatedly complained about Ms. Harris' noisy 1-year-old, eventually screaming at the child to "shut up."
The confrontation in the crowded buffet-style family restaurant ignited a melee that involved as many as 15 people at the restaurant on 5730 Opportunity Drive, off West Alexis Road.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Happy Mother's Day! Mom in Restaurant Brawl Claims Child Was Threatened
What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than to get into a fight with other women over a crying child. Here's more from the Toledo Blade:
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