Man Ate Off People's Plates At Hoboken Steakhouse, Spat Blood: Police

HOBOKEN, NJ — A man threatened to fight staff at a Hoboken steakhouse last month, ate off people's plates, and spat blood at police, the police said Monday.

James Foley, 39, of Jersey City was charged on April 20 with aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest, the Hoboken police said.

Police said that on April 20, 2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m., Officers Jessica Pizanie and Rose Kanan responded to Dino and Harrys, 163 14th St., on reports of a man trying to fight other patrons in the restaurant.

Sgt. Jason Falco and Police Officers Christopher Barral and Kyle Seper also responded to the scene.

When they arrived, they observed a man, later identified as Foley, bleeding from his face and yelling and acting belligerent, police say.

Police say, "He failed to obey orders to sit down and while yelling, spit blood in officers' faces. He also threatened to fight restaurant staff and charged towards a crowd of people standing in the area. He continued to disregard orders and was told he was being arrested for disorderly conduct."

Foley was taken to Hoboken Police Headquarters, where he refused medical attention by the Hoboken Ambulance Corps., police said.

While at the police station, "he spat blood on the bench, floor, and wall of the processing room and yelled threats at officers," police say.

Police said, "An investigation at the restaurant revealed that Foley had walked in and started to eat off the plates of patrons, opened the piano and hit keys, and got into a pushing match with the manager. When he walked away, he fell and hit his face on the ground."

At police headquarters he refused to be fingerprinted, police said. After he was charged, he was given a copy of his summons and released, police said.