Clinton teen arrested for pushing pregnant aunt at Mai Tai’s in Leominster

LEOMINSTER – On Monday, Oct. 28, 2026, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Leominster Police Officer Avery Benvissuto was dispatched to Mai Tai’s at 638 North Main Street following a report that an intoxicated woman was becoming violent with her family members who were trying to give her a ride home.

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Leominster Police Officer Braden Carlson was also dispatched to the scene.

When he arrived on scene, Officer Benvissuto said he spoke with the reporting party who told him that her niece, Liliane Schmaltz, had been brought to Mai Tai’s by her boyfriend while she was extremely intoxicated.

According to police, Liliane M. Schmaltz, 18, is a resident of Clinton, MA.

“[The reporting party] stated that she and other family members attempted to assist Liliane into their vehicle, to give her a safe ride home, but she became physically aggressive,” Officer Benvissuto said. “[The reporting party] stated that Liliane pushed her before she went back into Mai Tai’s. The other family members present corroborated [her] statement. [The reporting party] is also seven months pregnant; she stated that Liliane is aware that she is pregnant. [The reporting party] did not request medical attention and reported no injuries.”

Officer Benvissuto then went with Officer Carlson into Mai Tai’s to speak with Schmaltz.

“When I asked her to explain what happened this evening, she babbled on about wanting a ride home,” Officer Benvissuto said. “I asked Liliane directly if she had got into a physical altercation with her aunt this evening, she stated she had not. Liliane was adamant that she had not consumed any alcohol this evening; she showed signs of impairment and had the odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from her person.”

Officer Benvissuto said that he and Officer Carlson asked Schmaltz to step outside where they informed her that she was under arrest.

“When asked to remove her purse from her forearm, she refused,” Officer Benvissuto said. “Liliane was instructed to place her hands behind her back, but instead forcefully clenched her arms/hands close to her chest and flopped to the ground.”

Officer Benvissuto said that he informed Schmaltz multiple times that she was under arrest and needed to stop resisting.

“Liliane continued to willfully hold her arms/hands close to her chest to prevent us from effecting a lawful arrest,” Officer Benvissuto said. “Due to Liliane being much smaller in stature, compared to myself, I slowly began to extract her left arm from her chest to gain/maintain definitive control but also to prevent injury to her. After approximately one minute of Liliane resisting and flopping to the ground, Officer Carlson and I were able to secure her in handcuffs.”

Officer Benvissuto then transported Schmaltz to the Leominster Police Department for booking, while Officer Carlson remained on scene and read the victim the Abused Person’s Notice of Rights form.

Schmaltz was arraigned in Leominster District Court on Oct. 29, 2026. Following her arraignment, she was released on personal recognizance under the condition that she stay away from and not contact the victim.

Schmaltz’s next court date is a pretrial hearing scheduled for Dec. 10, 2026.

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Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in October, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.

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