Police: Salad orders sparked threat

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said a restaurant chef was arrested for threatening to shoot a waitress if she brought him one more order for mozzarella caprese.

Investigators said Mark DeCraepeo, chef and manager of the Pizza Time restaurant in Boca Raton, became angry Wednesday afternoon when waitress Cathy Vultaggio brought him a ticket for mozzarella caprese, a popular salad comprised of fresh mozzarella and tomatoes topped with olive oil and basil, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Monday.

DeCraepeo allegedly said if he received one more order for the salad, "I swear to God I'll shoot you in the forehead," the police report said. The chef then allegedly slammed a black handgun inside its holster on a restaurant countertop.

"Now you see I'm ... serious, I'll put a bullet right in your forehead," Vultaggio and co-worker Kristee Como quoted DeCraepeo as saying.

The women said the chef attempted to "laugh it off" moments after the incident. However, the women phoned police once their shifts ended and DeCraepeo admitted to officers that he had taken out his gun.

DeCraepeo was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit a felony. He was taken to the Palm Beach County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.