(Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – Three people face charges after a large fight outside Tae’s Lounge on Stratford Avenue.

Officers Fabio Pereira and Dave Rivera were sent to the 1000 block of Stratford Avenue Sunday night for a trespassing complaint and instead encountered a large fight in the street.

Rivera observed one male, later identified as Jonathan Sierra, 32, with a knife. He was being held by another male, who stated Sierra had stabbed him. Rivera disarmed the suspect and handcuffed him as Pereira and Officers Alexander Wilde and Michael Stanitis attempted to keep the crowd from attacking Sierra.

Witnesses identified three suspects and provided an account of the incident, which apparently started over a dispute over a parking ticket one of the suspects received. The lounge that night was closed to the public for a hair fashion show and patrons apparently occupied many neighborhood spaces.

Police seized as evidence a small knife, two wigs and a purple Mace canister.

Sierra was charged with two counts of second-degree assault, third-degree assault and breach of peace. His bond was set at $50,000.

Teeshawn Harrison, 25, was charged with third-degree assault and breach of peace. Her bond was set at $25,000. Deborah Forbes, 46, was charged with breach of peace with a bond of $2,500.