Citizens of the Tahlequah area on Thursday helped local police track down a woman accused of pulling a knife during a confrontation with a group of boys at Taco Bell.

Police Chief Nate King said the suspect – who was later identified as 48-year-old Amber Lynn Henson, of Park Hill – was at Taco Bell when she apparently became agitated while using the Internet.

“The boys were kind of in the way of the drink fountain and she had to squeeze through them to get her drink, and she got agitated and spilled her drink on one of them,” King said.

According to a police report, Henson was asked to leave Taco Bell after the water was dumped on the boys and she began cursing.

King said Henson stood outside and began to glare into the business through a window.

“When the boys left, she confronted them and pulled out a knife,” King said.

Police Lt. Billy Dowling said Henson’s knife blade was open, and she asked one of the boys, “You want some? Any of you, come on.” She was about 3 feet from one of the boys with her knife blade pointed at the boy’s chest.

She eventually left Taco Bell, and was not immediately found when officers searched the area.

But after surveillance footage of Henson was posted on the police department’s Facebook page, locals quickly named the woman for officers.

She was arrested Thursday when she was found walking near Cedar and Downing.

According to Dowling, Henson admitted she pulled the knife, and said it was done in self-defense.

Henson was jailed for assault with a dangerous weapon on a minor.