CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Cheektowaga Police have announced an arrest in the pepper spray incident at LongHorn Steakhouse last month.

Jnaya L. Johnson, 23, is charged with Assault in the 3rd Degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Unlawfully Possessing a Noxious material.

The incident happened August 25 at the LongHorn Steakhouse on Walden Avenue. According to investigators, Johnson allegedly sprayed a woman, a 3-month-old baby, and several other people with pepper spray during a verbal altercation. Investigators say there was an argument between two adult women who were with separate groups at the restaurant. As the two women were arguing, police say Johnson allegedly walked toward the front of the restaurant and sprayed a substance from a large can that appeared to be pepper spray

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