Florida man threatened employees with gun when chicken wings order was late, police say

Bob D'Angelo ^ | 1/28/2023 | WFTV

[simpson96]

NAPLES, Fla. — A Florida man is accused of pulling a gun on restaurant employees when his online order of chicken wings was nearly an hour late, authorities said.

Matthew James Davis, 35, of Naples, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to Collier County Sheriff’s Office online booking records.

The sheriff’s office said that Davis threatened employees at a Wingstop restaurant in Naples, WINK-TV reported.

According to an arrest affidavit, Davis placed an online order for chicken wings at 8:39 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2021. The store promised that his order would be ready at 8:58 p.m., but when he arrived at 9:40 p.m. the food was not ready.

The sheriff’s office said that Davis was angry and began pacing in the waiting area. He was not mollified when an employee offered him a free drink while he waited, WBBH-TV reported.

According to the affidavit, Davis reportedly told employees that he was “going to get my strap (gun).”

“They going to see that I’m not playing,” Davis allegedly said.

At that point, Davis left the restaurant and retrieved a gun from his white van.

Employees and witnesses later told authorities that they feared for their lives, according to the affidavit.

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After a preliminary investigation, Davis met with sheriff’s detectives on Wednesday. According to the arrest affidavit, Davis told detectives that his outburst occurred several weeks after his mother’s death and that he was “stressed out.” He added that the gun was not loaded and that he merely intended to “intimidate” the restaurant employees.

Davis was arrested and booked into the Collier County Jail. He posted bail on Friday and will appear in court on Feb. 20, online court records show.

[Clutch Martin]

There’s always chicken dogs and white bread with unwrapped slices of American cheese and a squirt of some mustard that you stole out the 7-Eleven fixings bar.

[frank ballenger]

RE: 8:39 is a bit early to be hammered drunk.
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A country song written by Russ Hull, Mary Jean Shurtz, and Autry Greisham. Originally recorded by Blaine Smith in 1952,and was a hit by Webb Pierce (with a fantastic cover by Van Morrison)

There stands the glass
That will ease all my pain
That will settle my brain
It’s my first one today

There stands the glass
That will hide all my tears
That will drown all my fear
Brother I’m on my way

I’m wondering where you are tonight
I’m wondering if you are all right
I wonder if you think of me
In my misery

There stands the glass
Fill it up to the brim
Till my troubles grow dim
It’s my first one today

I’m wondering where you are tonight
I’m wondering if you are all right
I wonder if you think of me
In my misery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGfOwjuApGQ

[frank ballenger]

Photo of suspect:

“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.”

[dfwgator]

No, Brian! Those chicken wings are really spicy! Don’t eat those!

I’ve never seen a man eat so many chicken wings!

I’ve never seen a man eat so many chicken wings!
I’ve never seen a man eat so many chicken wings!
I’ve never seen a man eat so many chicken wings!
I’ve never seen a man eat so many chicken wings!
I’ve never seen a man eat so many chicken wings!
I’ve never seen a man eat so many chicken wings!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmBM8vpRMMQ

[frank ballenger]

LOL

Good vivid description of why American cuisine is the envy of the world.

To brag a little, our country invented SPAM. Created by Jay Hormel, son of George Hormel who founded the Hormel company, which pioneered canned pork products in Austin, Minn., in the late 1920s.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Of course he’s stressed out about his mother’s death. He no longer has anyone to deliver hot pockets to his basement abode.

[econjack]

I forgot that step...

[Paladin2]

Thanks. I never heard that one before.

[scott7278]

He’d have thrown a fit if he’d shown up 40 minutes late and his food was cold, too.

You can’t have food sitting around for nearly an hour.