Sunday, January 27, 2008

Well-fed Italian senior throws down

From the Charlotte Sun in Florida
Jan. 27, 2008

I think there was an ep of The Sopranos like this.


Fight breaks out over restaurant bill

An Englewood, Fla., man who didn't agree with his restaurant bill hit one person over the head with a wine bottle and punched another man in the face, a Charlotte County Sheriff's Office report said.

Francesco V. Meglio, 63, of 7410 Mamouth St., was eating dinner at the Blue Lagoon Restaurant on Oyster Creek Drive in Englewood when a server gave him his bill, the report said. Meglio claimed he didn't have to pay the bill because the restaurant owner owed him money, the report said, so manager Don Ketty asked him to go with him to the bar to discuss it. At the bar, Meglio hit Ketty in the face and struck him over the head with a wine bottle, the report said; he also allegedly threw a mixed drink at Ketty and threatened to kill him. When the bartender, David Rouch, tried to calm Meglio down, Meglio hit him in the face, the report said. Meglio then left the establishment.

CCSO deputies arrested Meglio at his home on one count of obtaining food with intent to defraud and two counts of battery. He was held at the Charlotte County Jail without bond.


According to the report, Meglio's food bill came to $51.50.

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