Assault Charges Filed After Argument At Clarendon Restaurant

CLARENDON, VA — Arlington County Police charged a Maryland man with assault and battery Tuesday night for an altercation that occurred at a Clarendon restaurant, according to the daily crime report.

Officers responded around 11:38 p.m., to the 3100 block of Wilson Boulevard for the report of an assault in progress. An investigation revealed that a man had engaged a group of people in a verbal altercation inside a restaurant. Police say the man followed the group to other restaurants and continued to verbally harass them. A group member grabbed the man's cellphone and smashed it to the ground. When the man pulled out a knife, bystanders attempted to separate the parties and lead the man out of the restaurant. However, he hurled a beer bottle at the group, striking a bystander in the head. This caused a laceration and the bystander was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The officers located the man at a nearby restaurant and took him into custody. During a search of the suspect, police discovered two identification cards that did not have the man's information.

ACPD arrested Akintola Olowofoyeku, 39, of Hyattsville, Maryland, and charged him with assault and battery, simple assault, drunk in public, identity theft and possession of fictitious ID. He was then taken to the Detention Facility.

Police also issued a summons for destruction of property to Christopher Hart, 36, of Arlington. He was released at the scene of the incident.