Posted on 03/11/2019 8:29:19 AM PDT by simpson96
A dine-and-dash in Clarendon turned violent this week after police say a man tried to run out on his bill and assaulted an employee who confronted him.
Police say they were responded to a call along the 3100 block of Clarendon Blvd at 8:52 p.m Tuesday, after a patron allegedly left the establishment without paying. The block is home to popular bars including Mister Day’s, Bar Bao and Pamplona.
Police believe the customer struck a restaurant employee in the face before attempting to flee the scene. But when he tried to take off, bystanders stopped him, and held him, until officers arrived.
Police identified the man as 28-year-old Arlington resident John Strittmatter.
Strittmatter was charged with malicious wounding, a crime punishable by five to 20 years in prison and a fine of to $100,000, according to the Virginia criminal code.
Police also charged him with “defrauding an innkeeper,” which is Virginia legalese for leaving unpaid bills and is a non-jailable offense, but may carry a fine depending on the size of the unpaid bill.
Full details from the county crime report:
MALICIOUS WOUNDING, 2019-03050244, 3100 block of Clarendon Boulevard. At approximately 8:52 p.m. on March 5, police were dispatched to the report of a larceny in progress. Upon arrival, it was determined that the suspect left a restaurant without paying his bill. When confronted, the suspect allegedly struck an employee in the face before fleeing the scene on foot. Additional citizens detained the suspect until police arrived. John Strittmatter, 28, of Arlington, VA was arrested and charged with Malicious Wounding and Defrauding an Innkeeper.
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Bravo!
Why is this story here? Did this take place near where you live? Do you know people involved?
Yeah, what’s this got to do with Whitewater?
John Strittmatter............that name sounds familiar for some reason...................
Dumbass entitled millennial, making the Strittmatter family proud.
Why are you asking? Have you run out of real-life people to alienate and decided to branch out online?
This may be a rare case of poetic justice; where the guilty get quickly id’ed and caught. That alone is worth celebrating.
FUN FACT: There is a Strittmatter Construction Company that operates out of 9102 Owens Dr. #D, Manassas Park, VA, 20111.
Just maybe this goofball is part of that family.
Seems to be the young guy who pops up on google. I wonder how his wife and three young children are going to take dad’s extended stay in the gray bar hotel for the crime of being a major league agile. Dining and dashing is supposed to be a bit more subtle
Ahole not agile
Maybe because it’s a story of interest? Why do you make an issue of it? Are you a self declared moderator or something or merely a busybody with nothing else to do?
It’s a garbage post with ZERO political, cultural, or worthwhile insights.
The bystanders were immediately arrested and sent to gaol.
You’re just upset your son didn’t get away with it.
Why do you care?
FR already has enough self appointed Hall Monitors. It doesn’t need more.
This thread made me chuckle
The warm banter....
If it's a garbage post then wouldn't it just die a painless death with no one commenting on it? How does one determine the value of any posting on FR? Dine and Dash is a very important issue of our time! People need to be aware of how to handle Dine/Dashers in the coming days when the Socialists take over.
I have seen several people walk out of the local Walmart with shopping carts full of merchandise. The employees ask them to stop, but are prohibited from doing anything else to stop them. Word has gotten out that it is a safe place to shoplift.
The first time I saw it happen, I followed the thief to his car and took cell phone pictures of him, his car and his license plate. I offered them to the store manager and he said they did not want them.
People have the right to post what they want... Freepers have the right to comment.
I commented. If skipping out on tabs is happening more tham my apologies.
there are lots of garbage posts here. why stop now??
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