Crime & Safety
Police: Family Arrested After Attack on Stamford Restaurant Manager
An adult couple and one 17-year-old minor were arrested following an attack on a Buffalo Wild Wings manager Tuesday night that started when a 17-year-old girl threw a glass of liquid at a manager, police said

Police arrested three people and removed a child from their care following a fight at a in Stamford Tuesday night, authorities announced Wednesday.
A 17-year-old girl allegedly threw a glass of liquid at the manager, authorities said. When the manager attempted to restrain the teen, Powell's boyfriend, Brand, began punching the victim about the head, said police.
Eric Damion Brand, 30, of the 700 block of St. Lawrence Ave. in the Bronx, his girlfriend Kenyetta Powell, 36, of the 100 block of Hamilton Ave. in Greenwich, and her 17-year-old daughter were arrested, with the minor being fingered as the party inciting the incident, police said.
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Authorities said the incident began when a party eating at the Buffalo Wild Wings asked the manager to be moved from their original table, as they claimed the 2-year-old was running around their table without supervision and being disruptive.
When the 32-year-old manager moved the party and then asked Brand and Powell to gain control of their child, Powell's 17-year-old daughter allegedly became enraged and started "having a tantrum," according to authorities.
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As the manager walked away, the teen is accused of throwing a glass of liquid at the manager's head. When the manager attempted to restrain the teen, her mother's boyfriend began punching the victim about the head, said police.
A second manager appeared and helped escort the family from the restaurant, police said. Officer's arrived at this point and when they attempted to restrain Brand, authorities said Powell and her daughter again began to cause a commotion.
All three were placed under arrest, and the 2-year-old child was placed under the care of an uncle, Brand's brother.
As Powell was being processed, she was found to be in possession of 2.5 grams of a substance that tested positive to being marijuana, authorities said.
All three individuals made their $500 bond, which was covered by a bondsman.
Brand and the teen both face charges of assault, breach of peace and risk of injury to a child. Powell faces charges of breach of peace, risk of injury to a child, interfering with an officer and possession of a controlled substance.
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