Dunkin’ Donuts workers in El Paso, Texas, used guns to threaten customers in the store’s drive-thru earlier this month, police said.
What are the details?
The city of El Paso said police got a call about a subject with a weapon around 8:30 p.m. Dec 9 at the store located in the 9000 block of Dyer.
When officers arrived, they were told a 41-year-old man had gone through the drive-thru with his girlfriend, police said. While at the drive-thru, the girlfriend tried to order donuts, police said. The girlfriend added to police that the employee was rude, and when she asked to speak to the manager, the employee on the other end of the intercom stated he was the manager and used explicit language.
The woman drove toward the window when one employee walked out of the back of the store, followed by two other employees, police said, adding that all three employees were brandishing handguns.
What’s more, police said one of the employees chambered a round in the pistol, pointed the gun at the 41-year-old customer, and verbally threatened him, saying, “Y’all gonna die tonight.”
Police said they recovered three guns while arresting the three employees, all of whom were charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and given bonds of $100,000 each. They are:
- 17-year-old Jesus Dominguez of northeast El Paso
- 20-year-old Luis Arturo Dominguez of northeast El Paso
- 19-year-old Elijah Richard Garcia of Chaparral, New Mexico
Police said all three suspects were booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility. It isn’t clear which suspect allegedly chambered a round, pointed a gun at the victim, and said, “Y’all gonna die tonight.”
Anything else?
A Dunkin’ spokesperson emailed the following statement to KFOX-TV:
We are aware of the incident that occurred at our franchised location in El Paso, TX. The franchised team members have been terminated and the franchisee is fully cooperating with police in their investigation. We defer any further comment to the local police department as it’s still an active investigation.
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