Three women were arrested at a Houston’s restaurant in Atlanta after a dispute over how long they stayed in a restroom, and the account of what happened depends on who you ask.
The women, Erica, Brittany and Asia’h, visited the restaurant on Mother’s Day. According to 11Alive, the shift manager called for security after the women had been in the restroom for about 10 minutes. The security guard was an off-duty police officer. The women have said the restaurant still appeared to be open and busy, while the restaurant says the kitchen was closed.
According to the officer’s report, he told the women to leave, grabbed one woman by the wrist, and she pulled away. The report says he then took hold of her shin and removed her from the restaurant, and that she punched him. All three women were arrested on trespassing charges.
The lawyer for the woman who was grabbed by the wrist says the officer’s report contains multiple inaccuracies.
Houston’s released a statement saying: “The evidence we have seen thus far shows that three women arrived approximately 30 minutes after closing time, they went into the restroom as a group after being told that the restaurant was closed. The three stayed in the restroom for more than 10 minutes and refused to leave despite repeated requests from several managers to do so. Eventually, an off-duty Atlanta Police Officer was summoned with whom one or more of the women got into an altercation that led to arrests. Based on our current understanding, we believe our managers responded appropriately to this unfortunate situation.”
Rapper T.I. publicly criticized the restaurant and called for a boycott, and other public figures voiced support for the women. The charges are allegations, and the dispute over the facts is ongoing.
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