PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Two men are behind bars in connection the a brawl at a Plano Hooters earlier this month. A third man is wanted by Police.
According to the Plano Police Department, Officers arrested two suspects on Monday in connection with the fight at the Hooter’s restaurant off of North Central Expressway in Plano.
Police said on Tuesday that 19-year-old Jeremiah Powell, from Fort Worth, was arrested for Assault Bodily Injury and Riot Participation and is being held on a $60,000 bond. Tony Marshall, a 20-year old male from Fort Worth, has been arrested for Assault Bodily Injury, two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Robbery and is being held on a $160,000 bond. Additional charges could come later.
A third adult has been identified as 19-year-old Jay Powell, from Fort Worth, and a warrant for Aggravated Assault has been issued for his arrest.
“The Plano Police Department would also like to thank the individuals who provided private messages and tips regarding the identity of these individuals,” a statement from Plano Police said. “Additional information received from the public advised that this group was involved in similar activities across the metroplex and that several of these incidents required a police response.”
On October 6, Plano Police Officers were dispatched to the Hooter’s. Responding officers observed a broken front window to the restaurant and multiple injured victims.
During a preliminary investigation, Police said it was determined that four juvenile males had entered the restaurant to sell candy. According to management, the same individuals had been to the business in the past, had been asked to leave, and complied without incident. On this occasion, the juvenile males became upset and began causing a disturbance inside the restaurant. Hooter’s management asked the juveniles to leave and were trying to escort them out of the business. Once outside, the juvenile males began hitting the glass windows of the restaurant. Three men appeared and began assaulting the manager and a customer outside of the restaurant. At the end of the assault, one of the adult males picked up what appeared to be a cigarette disposal stand and shattered the front window to the business. Flying glass shards caused additional injuries to victims inside the restaurant.
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