Cops: Belligerent Duo Instigate Fight, Trash Restaurant In Niles

NILES, IL — Two men were arrested and charged with battery and criminal damage after police were called to an early morning disturbance in a Niles restaurant earlier this month.

Around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, Niles police were dispatched to the Taco Burrito King, 6701 Touhy, for a report of a pair of men trying to instigate a fight inside the restaurant, according to Niles Police Cmndr. Robert Tornabene.

Kenny Arnao, 21, of the 100 block of North Park Avenue in Waukegan, and Sunair Zabab, 21, of the 8900 block of Skokie Boulevard in Skokie, were charged with one count each of battery and criminal damage, police said. (Sign up for our free daily newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for Niles, Morton Grove, or another local Patch.)

The duo was involved in an altercation inside taco shop before police arrived, witnesses told police. After seemingly trying to start some kind of fight, the men were asked to leave the restaurant, Tornabene said.

Zabab and Arnao refused to leave and put up a fight, battering the employees according to police. The two 21-year-olds also allegedly damaged numerous glasses, plates and other items in the Taco Burrito King.

Both Arnao and Zabab were located on the scene outside the restaurant when officers arrived and taken into custody. They were booked, processed and released on bond. Their next court appearance is scheduled for June 23 in Skokie.

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