Nassau Man Denied Pizza, Slashes 7-Eleven Worker: Police

OYSTER BAY, NY — Police have arrested an Oyster Bay man who they say became enraged that a 7-Eleven store wasn't serving food and slashed a worker with a knife.

Around 3:15 a.m. Thursday, Frank Mejia walked into the store on Pine Hollow Road and asked a worker for a pizza, Nassau County police said. When he was told the shop wasn't selling food, an angry Mejia followed the employee behind a counter and into a back room marked employees only.

That's when he became physically aggressive towards the worker, taking out a knife and repeatedly swinging it at the employee, police said. The attacker then followed the worker out of the store.

Police arrived and arrested defendant Mejia without further incident. The worker suffered a small cut to his left hand. He refused medical attention at scene.

Mejia, 30, of Glen Cove Road, was charged with burglary, assault, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. He is expected in court Friday in Hempstead.