What to Know
- Four people face charges in a wild fight at a Long Island Applebee's over the weekend
- Cops say 2 people got into a fight with two others at the restaurant in the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream just before midnight Saturday
- Ultimately, two physical confrontations broke out -- one in a bathroom and one near the exit door. All four people were taken into custody
Four people face charges in a wild brawl at an Applebee's inside Long Island's Green Acres Mall over the weekend, a fight that left one of the suspects with a punctured lung and another facing cocaine-related charges, authorities say.
According to police, 28-year-old Daryl Russell and 27-year-old Hugh Stewart got involved in an argument with two other patrons, 24-year-old Jonathan Garcia and 24-year-old Jesse Bulla, in the restaurant shortly before midnight Saturday.
A short time later, Russell went into the bathroom. Garcia and Bulla allegedly followed him inside, punched him a few times and left the restroom. When Russell and Stewart later went to leave the Applebee's, another fight broke out between all four suspects near the exit, authorities say. Garcia was stabbed.
Cops took all four individuals into custody. Two knives were recovered at the scene. Garcia was taken to a hospital to be treated for a punctured lung, while Russell suffered an injury to his mouth, police said. Cops say Russell also had a white powdery substance in his possession they thought to be cocaine.
Russell faces drug charges in addition to assault, menacing and other offenses. Stewart is accused of assault and criminal possession with a weapon while Garcia and Bulla face assault charges. It wasn't immediately clear if any of those charged had attorneys who could comment on the allegations.
