A man and his leashed dog were caught on security video storming a pizzeria in California on Sunday and chasing a chef around the kitchen with a knife, trying to set him on fire, ABC 7 reported.
The owner of Allegro Pizza in Thousand Oaks said his chef felt someone throw liquid on his back and thought it was a joke, but thought different when he smelled gasoline. He then saw the suspect with a lighter in his hand.
Raul Ferrero said the suspect entered the restaurant through a back door and grabbed a knife from the kitchen.
“The guy grabs a knife and starts following him. I couldn’t believe that nothing happened in this neighborhood for the 30 years this place is open,” said Ferrero.
The chef escaped the restaurant and called out for help, prompting a good Samaritan to step in.
“The suspect started throwing gasoline at him, but he thought it was water, so he didn’t defend himself until he smelled gasoline with the lighter, and so he punched him in the face, and he knocked him down,” said Ferrero.
The suspect, identified as 61-year-old Robert Haight, is being held on charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
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