Denied Customer Punches Restaurant Employee In Fairfax

FAIRFAX, VA — So a drunk dude walks into a restaurant a few minutes before closing time. He's asked to leave. He doesn't leave. Nope, instead, he punches the employee who made the request. That's the way it went down in the wee hours of Friday morning at 99 Degree Hot Pot, 9992 Main Street, according to Fairfax Police.

Around 12:50 a.m., police went to the scene for a reported assault. The employee recounted what had happened, and police found the assailant nearby and arrested him. Gregory Antonio Jackson, 49, of no fixed address, was charged with simple assault and battery and being drunk in public. Also in Friday's Fairfax Police report:

Incident / Case #…

Vandalism
17-17401
4100 Block of Sherwood Street – On November 14 at 10:47 AM the vehicle owner reported that sometime between 7:00 PM on November 8 and 10:00 AM on November 9 unknown person(s) had scratched the paint on her parked vehicle.

Credit Card Fraud
17-17547
3819 Old Lee Highway / Homewatch Caregivers – On November 16 at 3:25 PM the owner stated that on November 15 unknown person(s) had used information on a credit card issued to the business to make unauthorized purchases.

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