Cafe Metropolitain just seems to be the center of attention these days. The assault incident we reported a few days back on what was mostly a quiet weekend had a lot more drama involved, turns out. SeattleCrime has the details on a beauty contestant who tried to cut in the drink line on a busy Saturday night, the bartender who took offense, their eventual tangle *and* a shocking ending.

Here’s the nut graf:

When the bartender took a smoke break across the street, the suspect approached her and confronted her about “snitching” on him to the owner. He then allegedly grabbed her around the neck and started to choke her. She was able to get a kick in, but then he punched her several times. He then walked away.

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