A suspect in Thousand Oaks, California is implicated of tried murder after apparently tossing lighter fluid on a restaurant employee and chasing after them with a knife
A man has actually been jailed after he apparently tossed lighter fluid and threatened to set a pizzeria employee on fire, requiring a good Samaritan to step in.
Robert Haight, 61, was jailed on suspicion of tried murder after he strolled into the Allegros Pizza participate Thousand Oaks, California on Sunday with his family pet dog.
The impacted staff member, a cook, believed the hazard versus him was a joke initially, according to restaurant owner Raul Ferrero.
“He believed it was water. When he smelled the fuel that was when he responded,” he told Fox 11 LA:
Haight is said to have actually gone into the restaurant at around 2pm that day and is implicated of spraying lighter fluid on a worker and attempting to set him on fire.
They strolled in with a lap dog, which is now being taken care of at an animal shelter.
After he was sprayed with the fluid, the victim got a cooking area knife and entered into the cooking area with the knife in one hand and a head of lettuce in the other.
The suspect, with their own knife in one hand and a dog on a leash in the other, followed the victim through the rear door of the restaurant and chased him to the parking area exterior.
Another individual then attempted to step in, cops said, triggering Haight to spray lighter fluid on them and attempt to combat him.
Haight, from Palo Alto, was then knocked out by the onlooker, a witness said.
“I simply brought up, and the person simply got knocked out,” one witness said.
“His head is bleeding and there was another person in the car park, and he was stating, ‘You need to get out of here, or I’m going to knock you out once again.’”
Haight was likewise jailed on charges of attack with a fatal weapon and attack with a caustic chemical, according to Thousand Oaks Police.
He was hung on $500,000 bail.
