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A California man was arrested after allegedly throwing lighter fluid at a pizzeria employee and attempting to set him on fire.
The incident occurred at Allegro Pizza in the town of Thousand Oaks on Sunday around 1:45 p.m. before the restaurant opened its doors to customers, restaurant owner Raul Ferrero said. FOX 11LA.
There was a cook preparing pizzas for his service when a man, later identified as Robert Haight, walked into the restaurant with his small dog, approached the employee and threw liquid at him.
“He thought it was a joke,” Ferrero said, referring to his cook. ‘He thought it was water. When he smelled the gasoline, he reacted.’
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A California man was arrested after allegedly throwing lighter fluid on a cook at Allegro Pizza in Thousand Oaks and attempting to set him on fire. (FOX 11 LA)
Haight allegedly sprayed the cook with lighter fluid, then grabbed a knife from the prep kitchen and followed the cook as he retreated into the kitchen.
The restaurant’s surveillance cameras showed the cook walking into the kitchen with a chef’s knife in one hand and a head of lettuce in the other. Haight can be seen following with a knife in one hand and his dog’s leash and bottle in the other.
Both men eventually exited the back door of the restaurant and a Good Samaritan jumped out of his truck and attempted to intervene. That man was also doused in lighter fluid before a witness said he “turned off” Haight.
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Robert Haight entered the restaurant with his small dog and approached the cook before throwing liquid at him. (FOX 11 LA)
“I just pulled over and the guy just got knocked out,” a witness told FOX 11. “His head was bleeding and there was another guy in the parking lot and he said, ‘You have to get out of here or I’m going to hit you again. knock out.'”
Police arrived shortly after the crash.
Robert Haight, entering the kitchen with a small dog, sprayed the cook with lighter fluid for unknown reason. (FOX 11)
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According to Thousand Oaks police, Haight was taken into custody and charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault with a corrosive chemical. His bail was set at $500,000.
The dog Haight brought into the pizzeria was taken to an animal shelter.
