People v. Moutsoulas CA4/3

FACTS

One evening around 10:30 p.m., Moutsoulas walked into a karaoke bar. She had come into the bar already “‘a little buzzed.’” Once inside, she had a couple of drinks. About an hour after her arrival, she pushed through a crowd on the karaoke floor, screamed, and tried to attack another patron. The bar’s security guard saw Moutsoulas “flailing, throwing arms, haymakers.” He grabbed her and pulled her back, but she broke free

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2 and went after the patrons again. He did not see if Moutsoulas’s punches actually landed on anyone. The security guard ejected Moutsoulas from the bar and locked the entrance door. Moutsoulas’s conduct outside the bar was recorded on surveillance video cameras. The video showed her repeatedly kicking and pounding on the door, pounding on the bar’s window, and turning the door handle to try to reenter the bar. According to the security guard, she was yelling to come back inside. It then showed Moutsoulas kicking what appears to be a vehicle parked in front of the bar and falling to the ground from the force of her own kick. Later in the video, Moutsoulas can be seen…