A quick trip to a bar turned into a bloodied, staple-filled hospital visit, and the phrases a witness says he heard moments before the violence are now at the center of a criminal case.Three women in Longview, Texas, are facing assault charges after police say a young woman was jumped in a nightclub parking lot, and investigators believe the attack may be tied to the anger still surrounding one of the most talked-about criminal cases in the country this year.According to an arrest affidavit obtained by WFAA, a security worker at Whiskey J’s, located at 300 TX-63 Spur, noticed a large crowd forming in the parking lot in the early hours of June 21, 2026.

Lee had gone out for drinks with her best friend that night and said the two had no issues at all while inside the bar. It was only once they were walking back to their car that the situation turned violent, according to her own account posted on Facebook.The security worker stepped in and pulled Lee away from the crowd, according to the affidavit. Court documents say she suffered injuries to the back of her head and her right eye during the attack.