Newark police arrested a Newark man for participating in a food fight Saturday morning at IHOP at 108 E. Main St., according to Newark police spokesman MCpl. Gerald Bryda.
The man, 26, was part of a group of approximately six men dining at IHOP. During the course of their meal, the men became belligerent and began to exchange insults with another group at the restaurant.
Bryda said the group moved to leave the restaurant at approximately 3:30 a.m. when a woman in the other group threw a coffee pot at the man
Shortly after, members of both groups began to throw food and other kitchen items at each other, causing damage of approximately $1,000 to the IHOP property, Bryda said.
Officers continue to investigate the identity of the others involved in the fight, Bryda said.
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