Queens diner customer threatens people inside with knife

EAST ELMHURST, Queens (WABC) -- There were chaotic moments inside a Queens diner when a customer threatened people with a knife.

Surveillance video from the Jackson Hole Diner in East Elmhurst captured the suspect in a tense confrontation with other customers on Saturday night.

Eyewitnesses say Kohrelle Brisco, 47, got into an argument with a man, went into the kitchen, and returned with a knife.

Brisco reportedly chased frightened customers who scrambled for safety.

Good Samaritans restrained the suspect until police arrived.



Brisco faces charges of harassment and menacing.

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