Cerritos Man Allegedly Runs Over Waitress After Dine-and-Dash

Four people were arrested today for their alleged involvement in a run-in with a waitress who was struck and injured by a vehicle when she confronted them outside an Anaheim-area restaurant as they drove away without paying their bill.

The hit-and-run occurred at 6:22 p.m. Sunday at the Mexico Lindo restaurant in the 10900 block of Magnolia Street, said Orange County sheriff’s Lt. Lloyd Downing.

Four patrons, a male and three females, left without paying, and the 19- year-old waitress ran out to the parking lot to confront them, Downing said.

She was run over by a black Volkswagen Jetta with paper plates that kept going, he said. The car ran over the waitress’ legs, but they were not broken. She was transported to UCI Medical Center with abrasions and bruises.

“It wasn’t a smart idea for her to go out and confront them,” Downing said. “That wasn’t an accident. They weren’t getting away. They wanted her out of the way.”

About 1 this morning, deputies patrolling in the Stanton area saw a black Volkswagen sedan in the parking lot of a Motel 6 in the 7400 block of Katella Avenue, sheriff’s Lt. Jeffrey Hallock said.

“Following a preliminary investigation, it was determined the vehicle was connected to the incident at the Mexico Lindo Restaurant, and the four suspects were staying at the motel,” Hallock said. “Deputies made contact with the four suspects at the motel, and, following their investigation, determined they were involved in the incident.”

Arrested were Rowshaid Pellum, 24, a Cerritos man who is believed to have been the driver; and three Long Beach women: Markeisha Williams, 18, Shyteice Miles, 19, and Santeea Ralph, 23, Hallock said.

All four were booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy and defrauding an innkeeper, and each was held on $25,000 bail, Hallock said. All were expected to appear in court on Tuesday in Santa Ana.

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