Women Suspected in McDonald's Beatdown Had Lovers' Spat

MANHATTAN SUPREME COURT — Two unruly customers at the center of a violent late-night brawl with a cook at a Greenwich Village McDonald's got into an angry lovers' quarrel following a night of boozing prior to the attack, new court papers revealed of the Oct. 12 incident.

The furious food fight unfolded as Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards — who were caught on stunning cellphone footage being beaten with a metal rod after hopping over the counter, purportedly to attack Rayon McIntosh — stood bleeding on the sidewalk as medics tended to them.

"Shut the f--k up, b---h. You're not even hurt. I'm bleeding from the head," Darbeau, 24, who suffered a fractured skull, yelled at her girlfriend outside the fast-food restaurant on West Third Street just before they were both taken to the hospital, according to statements filed at their arraignment in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday.

"Why did this happen? Why don't you love me the way I love you? My back hurts, I'm not faking this," Edwards said.

"F--k this. I'll f--king leave, b---h," she added.

Edwards, 25, who also chased after the cook involved in the incident, which was first reported by DNAinfo's "On the Inside," had minor injuries.

Before the fast-food fracas, the pair had knocked back "five shots" of tequila at the Fat Black Pussycat, just steps away from the eatery, according to Edwards' statement in court papers.

Darbeau chided Edwards for drinking, even though they were both imbibing heavily, according to statements made by Edwards in the court papers.

"She's really upset right now. She really loves me. That is my wife," Edwards told cops of her lover's alleged outburst.

McIntosh, 31, was not charged after a grand jury accepted his self-defense claim. The same grand jury indicted Darbeau and Edwards with third-degree felony burglary.

Both pleaded not guilty at a brief court appearance Wednesday. Darbeau, who has short-cropped hair and was wearing black cargo pants and a dark jacket, made a courtroom entrance in cream-colored pumps with Edwards, who has long hair, piercings and visible tattoos. 

In addition to fighting, both were allegedly screaming at cops and EMS workers, making threats and demanding to be allowed to go home, the statements filed with the indictment revealed. 

"I just want to go home. Don't touch me," she added, according to court papers. 

"You're doing this because I'm black ... you cracker motherf---ers," Edwards chimed in, inside the ambulance, according to the papers.

Assistant District Attorney Jaime Hickey-Mendoza offered the women a jail-free sentence in exchange for their guilty pleas, but both turned the offer down Wednesday.

Their attorney, Harold Baker, said they would not plead guilty to felony offenses because they do not believe their conduct rose to that level of severity.

"This was not like a one-sided dispute. This was a conflict between two sides of people," Baker said. He added that the McDonald's employees were threatening his clients and spouting sexist and homophobic epithets, but would not specify what was said.

"I wouldn't say they're tough girls," Baker added. "I think they're misunderstood."

McIntosh could not be reached for comment Wednesday, but he previously said that Darbeau had been berating him over his accent and threatening him and his co-workers. 

He also said his clients should not be judged by how they appear on the incriminating video.

Both are due back in court on March 7.