Woman charged with smashing bottle over person’s head in Stamford

Lorena Lemus-Grijalva, 25, of Stamford, was arrested for smashing a beer bottle over the head of a transgender person during a drunken party in Greenwich Avenue in September. Lorena Lemus-Grijalva, 25, of Stamford, was arrested for smashing a beer bottle over the head of a transgender person during a drunken party in Greenwich Avenue in September. Photo: Stamford Police Department / Contributed Photo Photo: Stamford Police Department / Contributed Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Woman charged with smashing bottle over person’s head in Stamford 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

STAMFORD — An insult hurled over the appearance of a transgender man’s dress at a drunken Greenwich Avenue party, followed by beer bottles shattering over party-goers heads, has resulted in a second arrest.

Police were called to the address for a melee in progress early in the morning of Sept. 14. Police arrived to find a large group of men and women outside the house, with some of the men dressed in women’s clothing women, Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said.

Police quickly found a woman, Lorena Lemus-Grijalva, 25, of Stamford, bleeding from the face and angrily complaining that one of the men cracked a beer bottle over her head. Lemus-Grijalva was extremely drunk and uncooperative at the time, police said. She at first declined being taken to Stamford Hospital, but officers convinced her to get treatment there.

The person who Lemus-Grijalva told police crowned her with the bottle, Richard Sambrano, admitted hitting her, police said. But Sambrano, who goes by the name Elise and identifies as a female, said as the evening wore on, Lemus-Grijalva became dismissive of her, then abusive by making fun of the dress she was wearing and started a fight.

Sambrano, who also had cut to her head, said Lemus-Grijalva was the first to pick up a bottle and smash it over Sambrano’s head, and she admitted to returning the favor. Sambrano was arrested that night for second-degree assault and was quickly released on bond.

Lemus-Grijalva was charged with second-degree assault on Sunday and released.