Posted on 12/18/2019 10:40:03 AM PST by simpson96
Police in Austin, Texas, have charged 21-year-old Samuel Hemmit with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after an incident at the Taco Bell where he worked.
The Austin American-Statesman reported that Hemmit worked at the Taco Bell at William Cannon Drive and South First Street. He was taking orders in the drive-through lane on the evening of December 8. A customer attempted to communicate his order, but Hemmit asked the man to repeat himself several times.
According to the newspaper, the customer asked Hemmit, "Can you not hear?"
Hemmit responded, "Why don't you pull up, and I will show you what I have for you?"
When the customer did, Hemmit allegedly pulled out a black 18-inch machete and began swinging it at his car and cursing loudly. Security footage shows Hemmit swing the blade at the driver's vehicle twice before the man was able to drive away.
When he had reached a safe distance, the customer reportedly called 911 to report the incident. According to local station KXAN, Police came to the restaurant and spoke to the manager, who gave them access to the security camera footage. They determined that after the initial conversation with the customer, Hemmit ran to the break room to retrieve the machete before going to the window to confront him.
Hemmit admitted to the assault, court documents state. He initially claimed that the weapon was just a metal pole, but changed his story after they were able to retrieve the knife from a dumpster near the restaurant.
He was taken into custody and booked at the Travis County Correctional Complex. Bail is set at $15,000.
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Well, next time don't ask for extra salsa sauce!
It’s one way to make Taco Bell more authentic.
Yes, you guessed correctly. That makes you a racist!:)/S
Great, now it’s just like McDonald’s....
“Austin Man” is well on the way to “Florida Man” status. Austin is a magnet attracting the seriously disturbed.
Sounds like me at the supply house counter.
Usually have to repeat myself 14 times to the counter lump on his cellphone.
I guess the lesson here is, if you’re going to commit assault, maybe don’t do it at your place of employment?
I suppose the guy will lose his job at Taco Bell. But the plus side, he’s shown that he has the skill set needed to work at a Chuck E. Cheese.
There can be only one!
"No quiero Taco Bell"
Takes “run for the border” to a whole new level. Yikes!
The robots can’t get here fast enough.
That’s how they won the fast food wars.
So, he’s hanging out the drive through window and swings machete twice at car. Would be real hard not to hit car.
Ban guns!!! Oh, wait, never mind.
Ya know it’s a great neighborhood when slop joint employees take their machetes to work.
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