BOYNTON BEACH, FL — Boynton Beach police say they have made a second arrest in a fight outside Soul Southern Food and Vibes that ended with a woman being stabbed and another victim suffering a head injury.
Ivory Michelle Smith, 39, was taken into custody earlier this week in connection with the Sept. 19 confrontation, according to the Boynton Beach Police Department. She is the second person arrested in the case, following Jimmy Sinkfield, 43.
Police say officers were called just before 2 a.m. after a report of a large fight and a possible knife at the scene. When they arrived, they found a female victim with a laceration to her forehead.
Police say fight broke out outside downtown Boynton Beach restaurant
The confrontation happened outside Soul Southern Food and Vibes in Boynton Beach, a location that became the focus of a late-night police response after a caller reported the violence. The department’s account says the situation was serious enough to prompt an immediate search for a weapon.
Investigators say the fight involved multiple people and escalated quickly. The first police response found one injured woman and signs that a knife had been involved, though authorities have not publicly detailed the full sequence that led to the stabbing.
The arrest tied to Smith came several days after the incident, as detectives continued to sort out what happened during the brawl. Police have not said whether more arrests are expected.
Smith accused of hitting victim with large cylindrical object
According to the affidavit, police later determined that Smith struck the victim in the head with a large cylindrical object believed to be a mace bottle. That blow is what investigators say caused the forehead injury that officers saw when they arrived.
The affidavit links Smith’s actions to the broader fight, which also involved the stabbing reported at the scene. Authorities have not said whether Smith is accused of using a knife herself, only that the object used to strike the victim was believed to be a mace bottle.
The account gives police a clearer picture of how the victim’s injuries were sustained, connecting the visible wound to an object used during the altercation rather than to the stabbing alone.
Aggravated battery charge filed against Ivory Michelle Smith
Smith is charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm, a felony allegation tied to the head strike investigators say she delivered during the fight. The charge reflects the injury police say resulted from that action.
Jimmy Sinkfield, 43, was also arrested in the case, making him the first person taken into custody after the brawl. Police have not released further details about his alleged role in the incident.
The arrests show that detectives have been piecing together the fight as a multi-person case rather than a single isolated assault. So far, officials have identified two people charged in connection with the Sept. 19 disturbance.
Late-night call brought officers to scene just before 2 a.m.
Officers were dispatched shortly before 2 a.m., a time when the restaurant area was already into the overnight hours and the call described a large fight in progress. The report that someone had a knife likely shaped how police approached the scene.
When officers reached the location, the immediate concern was the condition of the injured woman found there. Police say she had a forehead laceration, and investigators later tied that wound to the alleged strike with the mace bottle.
That sequence — the emergency call, the discovery of the injured victim, and the later review of witness information and affidavits — formed the basis for the arrests made in the days that followed.
Investigation continues after fight that drew knife report and injury claims
Boynton Beach police have not announced any broader conclusions about what started the confrontation or how many people were involved beyond the two arrests. The case remains focused on the Sept. 19 fight and the injuries that followed.
For now, the department’s public account centers on the assault charge against Smith, the earlier arrest of Sinkfield, and the victim’s wound. Officials have not said whether the stabbed woman and the injured woman were the same person.
What is clear from the police information is that the incident began as a late-night disturbance outside a local restaurant and ended with criminal charges, an injured victim, and detectives still sorting through the participants’ actions.
