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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pa State Police at the Rivers Casino are reporting that they have filed charges against a pair of women after they were involved in a fight inside the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.
Troopers said via release that on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 4 AM, 34-year-old Ashley Clarke and 40-year-old Latasha Howard engaged in a verbal argument at one of the gaming tables. The verbal altercation escalated and the pair began to physically assault each other. Troopers said video surveillance showed the pair stand from their seats and threw left-handed punches at each other simultaneously. The pair then continued to throw open and closed hand punches and pulled each others hair. Troopers said the fight continued for approximately two minutes. The pair were separated by Rivers Casino Security Clarke suffered a laceration to her lower lip and irritation to her head. Clarke also ripped some braids out of Howard’s head. Witnesses told Troopers that the pair mutually engaged in the fight. Both Clarke and Howard have been charged with Simple Assault, Harassment, and disorderly conduct at the local magistrate’s office.