Crime & Safety
Starbucks Barista Punched Over $7 in Tip Jar: Cops
Battery charges for Chicago man after violent incident over a Starbucks tip jar in North Center last week.
CHICAGO, IL - A female barista at the Starbucks in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood was punched in the face by a man she tried to stop from getting away with $7 from the tip jar, prosecutors claim in their case against Carlton Cherry.
Cherry, 19, of West Ridge was charged with felony robbery and felony aggravated battery of a merchant in connection with the incident last Friday at the Starbucks near the busy intersection of Lincoln/Damen/Irving Park, according to Crime in Wrigleyville & Boystown.
Prosecutors say Cherry walked into the shop at 4015 N. Lincoln and took $7 from the tip jar before punching the 40-year-old woman in the mouth.
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Cherry was found by police shortly after on Montrose Avenue. He was brought back to Starbucks, where he was identified as the suspect and arrested.
According to CWB, Cherry has a tattoo on his left hand that says “Guns Drugs Money Sex.”
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His police booking photo shows a “CARL” tattoo on his neck.
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