Charges Filed in Mother's Day Brawl at Japanese Steakhouse

EAST POINT, GA -- Police have identified four people involved in a Mother's Day brawl at a metro Atlanta Japanese steakhouse, a video of which quickly went viral over YouTube.

The fight broke out at the Kiku Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar when a female customer berated a busboy, Demonte Harrison, for smiling. Harrison, who was cleaning tables at the time, told the woman it was his job to smile, and that she couldn't tell him not to smile.

Then another customer, a man, punched Harrison, and three other men in the group began punching him as well. Harrison's fellow workers jumped in to defend him.

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According to the AJC, Devecc Billingslea, 26, Zacarli Dalcoe, 25, Willis Jumario Hall, 26, and Demonte Harrison, 21, have been cited by East Point police for disorderly conduct.

Restaurant owner Charlie Son estimated he lost about $5,000 in business on Sunday. No one was seriously injured, but the patrons who started the fight never paid their tab, but just got up and left after the fight had ended.