FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Merced County District Attorney's Office filed misdemeanor charges Friday against three people for battery on a police officer during a disturbance at a hookah lounge last year.
The party turned to chaos after a brawl between Merced Police officers and patrons ended with one officer being assaulted inside Chandelier's Hookah Lounge.
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Partygoers said the police officers were the aggressors, but the district attorney's office disagreed after reviewing body camera footage for the past 11 months.
Merced Police had received information that a person sought in connection with an armed robbery had been reported to be in attendance at the party.
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Three people have been charged: 23-year-old Isa Bey of Oakland, 21-year-old Nedir Bey of Oakland, and Ciasonne Ratto-Foster of Richmond.