Glass-Throwing Tirade at Restaurant Leads to Charges

MANSFIELD, CT — An Ellington woman is facing a pair of criminal charges for a glass-throwing tirade at a popular restaurant during which customers and staffers were sprayed with fragments, an arrest warrant indicates.

State police said the incident took place on June 18 and Bree Maxwell, 40, was arrested on a warrant Sept. 5, state police said.

The incident took place at about 8 p.m. at Chuck's Steak House, according to a warrant. Maxwell was seated at a table with others in and was complaining about the service from the bartender, according to a warrant. One of her complaints was that a Roy Rogers was served in the traditional kids cup and not in a glass as requested, according to a warrant. She was told not to approach the bartender for service because she had an active tab through the wait staff at her table in the bar area, according to a warrant.

At one point in the night, Maxwell went back to the bar with a bunch of empty glasses, uttered an expletive and hurled them in the direction of the bartender, spraying customers and staff members with shards of broken glass, according to a warrant.

She left the premises, but police used video footage from the parking lot to identify her, according to a warrant.

Maxwell was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and breach of peace, according to a warrant. She is due on court on Sept. 19, state police said.

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