A Manhattan mother accused of knifing a rowdy fellow diner in a Ruth’s Chris Steak Home was solely defending herself, her household informed The Put up – calling her $40,000 bail “unfair.”
Joan Thompson, 41, claimed to police that she had “no reminiscence” of the Friday night time assault on the West 51st eatery the place she allegedly stabbed a 24-year-old man within the again and pierced his lung throughout an argument, prosecutors mentioned in night time courtroom Saturday.
“This isn't even her fault,” Thompson’s dad Carlos Stapleton mentioned exterior of Manhattan Prison Court docket after her arraignment.
“My daughter spoke to me about what happened … that she was in a restaurant consuming, and folks began an argument with them,” mentioned Stapleton, 84. “The person came to visit, held my daughter down after which the person’s spouse was going to smack my daughter within the face. Now what's my daughter speculated to do? Lay there?”
Thompson, a Costco supervisor and mom of two sons, was arraigned in entrance of Choose Kevin McGrath who ordered bail set at $40,000 on the request of assistant district lawyer Samantha McCarthy.
“That’s very unfair,” Stapleton mentioned of the bail. “Very unfair. That sort of bail will not be even when it’s the woman’s fault. Meaning anyone can trouble you today and you may’t defend your self — that’s what it feels like. That’s what it's.”
Thompson and a cousin have been consuming at Ruth’s Chris on Friday night time when a big group close by obtained into an argument with the restaurant employees over the invoice, sources and prosecutors alleged.
However one thing sparked members of the group to show their consideration to Thompson – probably a remark that the group was being too loud, sources mentioned. One girl from the bigger group allegedly went to Thompson and informed her, “You appear to be s—t, the way in which you costume.”
The eventual sufferer began throwing punches and hit Thompson’s cousin, a supply beforehand previous The Put up.
Cellphone video of the assault obtained by investigators allegedly confirmed Thompson standing on a chair with a steak knife whereas shouting, earlier than she makes a stabbing movement towards the sufferer, prosecutors mentioned in courtroom Saturday night time.
“I’m actually upset about the entire state of affairs. We have been attacked,” Thompson’s cousin informed The Put up. “We have been having dinner. We have been having a pleasant quiet dinner and we have been attacked. It’s unfair.”
After the stabbing, the 2 ran from the restaurant with out paying. Thompson was arrested after 2 a.m. Saturday after cops tracked her down utilizing her identify from the dinner reservation, prosecutors alleged.
When cops confirmed her the video of her assault she admitted it was her and mentioned she had gotten into an argument however “claimed to don't have any reminiscence of the particular stabbing,” prosecutors alleged.
She was charged with assault and menacing however prosecutors mentioned they might improve the costs after reviewing the sufferer’s medical data.
The sufferer, reached by cellphone on Saturday, informed The Put up “I’m feeling nice” however declined to talk additional saying “I do know you’re searching for a narrative, however I’m not occurring the air.”
Thompson appeared in courtroom sporting a black sweatshirt, black Adidas pants and blue Crocs, together with her lawyer Quincy Myers requesting she be placed on supervised launch or launched on her personal recognizance since she had no prison report and was a working mom of two sons, ages 21 and 11.
However Choose Kevin McGrath agreed to prosecutors’ bail request as a result of Thompson “left the scene of the crime after she allegedly stabbed somebody,” he mentioned.
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