Chuck E Cheese Patron Reveals Gun After Employees Worry He's Too Intoxicated to Drive: Orange Police

ORANGE, CT — A man revealed a holstered handgun while at Chuck E Cheese after employees expressed concern that the man was too intoxicated to drive home safely, police said.

Officers responded to the Chuck E Cheese restaurant for a reported disturbance on Sept. 24. Officers learned that restaurant employees were cleaning up tables in the dining area when they discovered a number of empty liquor bottles left on one of them, police said.

The employees tried to stop the person who had been seated at that table, the arrestee, Stephen Soares, 38, of New Haven, from driving away as they were concerned he may have been under the influence of alcohol, police said.

When approached by the restaurant employees, the arrestee lifted his shirt to reveal a holstered handgun, and asked the employees “Who is going to do something?" police said.

Officers seized the handgun, the arrestee was taken into custody and formally charged with second-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace.

He was released after posting a $2,500 bond.