Five people were charged with low-level felonies this week after they were kicked out of Up Your Alley in Schererville, then confronted cops when they refused to leave.
Shakaylah Anderson, 24, of Chicago, Diamonte Grandberry Payton, 23, of Riverdale, Ill., Myeisha Cobbins, 29, of Chicago, Trevon Grandberry, 29, of Chicago, and Mariyah Green, 22, of Chicago were charged with multiple felonies, including battery on a public safety official, rioting, all level 6 felonies; and various misdemeanors.
Anderson, Trevon Grandberry, Green, and Grandberry Payton all posted bond this week. They have court hearings later this month. Cobbins hasn’t been apprehended, according to online records. Her bail is set at $5,000 cash surety.
Green, who lied saying she was a Chicago cop, was also charged with impersonation of a public servant.
Lawyer Kirk Marrie, representing Green and Grandberry, declined comment.
The Lake County Prosecutor’s Office did not respond to questions including what led them to be charged with rioting in a busy bowling alley.
Schererville Police Detective Scott Savich wrote he and another officer were working off-duty security at the bowling alley around 9:30 p.m. Feb. 8, when the manager kicked the party out after they were yelling and allegedly threatening staff.
Payton and Grandberry told the cops they wanted a refund. Payton went to the front counter, where he continued to yell at staff. The officers told them they had to leave, or they would be taken to jail.
“I don’t (care), I have bail money,” Payton said.
The officers called for on-duty cops for backup as the group refused to leave.
Payton slammed his fist on a table. Grandberry tried to intervene as Payton fought cops trying to arrest him, the affidavit states.
An officer pushed Grandberry back twice, after he ignored his orders. Grandberry shoved the cop back. The officer grabbed them as they landed on an $800 sofa, breaking it. While officers struggled on the ground to arrest Grandberry, another one used a stun gun on him.
A couple of women surrounded them, screaming at the cops.
Officers arrested Green, who was “flailing,” for hitting the officer. She threatened the cop’s job and claimed she was a Chicago Police officer. He asked for her badge number. She declined. She wasn’t listed in a police employment database.
Anderson was arrested when she refused to leave and tried to “push through” an officer.
Cops alleged Cobbins “purposely” elbowed another police officer. She fought with officers, then screamed she was pregnant, as they arrested her.
