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2022-11-21 23:32:18 UTC
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A woman accused of stabbing a tourist inside a posh Midtown Manhattan
steakhouse, piercing his lung, told cops she doesnt remember the attack
and her parents told the Daily News she was only defending herself after
being punched.
Joan Thompson was celebrating her 41st birthday with her cousin by
visiting Ruths Chris Steakhouse on W. 51st St. for the first time Friday
night.
The 24-year-old victim, eating with his wife as part of a large party at
another table and a stranger to Thompson, needed surgery after he was
stabbed in the back in an attack prosecutors say was partially captured on
video.
Police said Thompson flew into a rage Friday night after the victims wife
made snide remarks about the service and the waitstaff at the W. 51st St.
steakhouse.
Video taken by another patron showed Thompson standing on a chair or
bench, gripping the steak knife and shouting, assistant District Attorney
Samantha McCarthy said during Thompsons arraignment Saturday in Manhattan
Criminal Court.
She can be seen repeatedly plunging the knife downward, and the blade
connected with the victim once, going through the flesh of his back and
piercing his lung, prosecutors say.
But Thompsons father claimed his daughter was punched in the face and
harassed as the mayhem broke out around her, based on what his daughter
and her cousin told him.
Workers at the restaurant who did not want to be named but who spoke to
witnesses told the Daily News that diners at the victims table insulted
the suspect and her cousin and punched the suspect before the stabbing.
They insulted Thompson and her cousins clothing, calling them
prostitutes, the workers claim.
Thats exactly how it started, Carlos Stapleton, 84, said Sunday. These
people left their table to come to my daughters table to start harassing
them for nothing. He put his hands on her is what I was told.
He said another woman from the group at the next table also approached and
started harassing his daughter.
My daughter told them, Were not here to fight we came here to have
dinner, he said. My daughter got the worst of it and shes the victim
protecting herself.
The woman who approached Thompson threatened her, saying, Im going to
bust your nose, Thompsons mother, Barbara Stapleton, 64, claims.
If shes protecting herself, why is she in jail and theyre not in jail?
the mother said. Thats cruel to me.
Thompson, is charged with assault, was ordered held on $40,000 bail.
Prosecutors argued that while she has no previous criminal record, the
fact that she fled the restaurant indicates shes a flight risk.
Shes not OK, Carlos Stapleton said of his daughter. Shes highly upset
because this has never happened before. She was never in any trouble at
all.
Thompson fled but police were able to identify her from the table
reservation and arrested her later that night, prosecutors said.
She told police she remembered being in the restaurant and getting into an
argument but didnt remember the stabbing itself, McCarthy said. But
Thompson acknowledged she was the woman in the video and that it appeared
to show her stabbing the victim, according to the criminal complaint.
The victim, who police said hails from Milford, Mass., was released from
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell after surgery, prosecutors
said.
Thompsons mother said she spoke to her daughter from Rikers Island.
She said, Mommy, I didnt mean to do it but I was scared, the mom
said. Shes very scared. I dont think they should have taken her to
Rikers. Im furious that shes at Rikers.
The family was still trying to pull together enough money to get her
released on bond Sunday.
It was unjust. For her being a victim, yes it was unfair, her father
said of the bail amount. Its hard. It hit everybody unexpected. Its
hard on the family.
Thompson is a mother of two young children and a Costco supervisor.
Joanies not a violent person, whatsoever, her mother said. Shes the
sweetest person youd want to meet and Im not just saying that because
Im her mother. Everybody who meets my baby says shes a beautiful
person.
Obviously not.
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A woman accused of stabbing a tourist inside a posh Midtown Manhattan
steakhouse, piercing his lung, told cops she doesnt remember the attack
and her parents told the Daily News she was only defending herself after
being punched.
Joan Thompson was celebrating her 41st birthday with her cousin by
visiting Ruths Chris Steakhouse on W. 51st St. for the first time Friday
night.
The 24-year-old victim, eating with his wife as part of a large party at
another table and a stranger to Thompson, needed surgery after he was
stabbed in the back in an attack prosecutors say was partially captured on
video.
Police said Thompson flew into a rage Friday night after the victims wife
made snide remarks about the service and the waitstaff at the W. 51st St.
steakhouse.
Video taken by another patron showed Thompson standing on a chair or
bench, gripping the steak knife and shouting, assistant District Attorney
Samantha McCarthy said during Thompsons arraignment Saturday in Manhattan
Criminal Court.
She can be seen repeatedly plunging the knife downward, and the blade
connected with the victim once, going through the flesh of his back and
piercing his lung, prosecutors say.
But Thompsons father claimed his daughter was punched in the face and
harassed as the mayhem broke out around her, based on what his daughter
and her cousin told him.
Workers at the restaurant who did not want to be named but who spoke to
witnesses told the Daily News that diners at the victims table insulted
the suspect and her cousin and punched the suspect before the stabbing.
They insulted Thompson and her cousins clothing, calling them
prostitutes, the workers claim.
Thats exactly how it started, Carlos Stapleton, 84, said Sunday. These
people left their table to come to my daughters table to start harassing
them for nothing. He put his hands on her is what I was told.
He said another woman from the group at the next table also approached and
started harassing his daughter.
My daughter told them, Were not here to fight we came here to have
dinner, he said. My daughter got the worst of it and shes the victim
protecting herself.
The woman who approached Thompson threatened her, saying, Im going to
bust your nose, Thompsons mother, Barbara Stapleton, 64, claims.
If shes protecting herself, why is she in jail and theyre not in jail?
the mother said. Thats cruel to me.
Thompson, is charged with assault, was ordered held on $40,000 bail.
Prosecutors argued that while she has no previous criminal record, the
fact that she fled the restaurant indicates shes a flight risk.
Shes not OK, Carlos Stapleton said of his daughter. Shes highly upset
because this has never happened before. She was never in any trouble at
all.
Thompson fled but police were able to identify her from the table
reservation and arrested her later that night, prosecutors said.
She told police she remembered being in the restaurant and getting into an
argument but didnt remember the stabbing itself, McCarthy said. But
Thompson acknowledged she was the woman in the video and that it appeared
to show her stabbing the victim, according to the criminal complaint.
The victim, who police said hails from Milford, Mass., was released from
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell after surgery, prosecutors
said.
Thompsons mother said she spoke to her daughter from Rikers Island.
She said, Mommy, I didnt mean to do it but I was scared, the mom
said. Shes very scared. I dont think they should have taken her to
Rikers. Im furious that shes at Rikers.
The family was still trying to pull together enough money to get her
released on bond Sunday.
It was unjust. For her being a victim, yes it was unfair, her father
said of the bail amount. Its hard. It hit everybody unexpected. Its
hard on the family.
Thompson is a mother of two young children and a Costco supervisor.
Joanies not a violent person, whatsoever, her mother said. Shes the
sweetest person youd want to meet and Im not just saying that because
Im her mother. Everybody who meets my baby says shes a beautiful
person.
Obviously not.
--
"LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
recover with no after effects.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots. Report voter fraud: ***@mail.house.gov
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.