Idiot destroys Chinese restaurant to ‘put an end to Covid-19’

An Orlando man attacked the owner of a Chinese restaurant with a shovel after he claimed that he had to destroy the food because it was poisoned

A man was arrested after he attacked a Chinese restaurant in what was described as a ‘bizarre’ incident.

According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Richard Jarvis, 43, was arrested after he entered Pearl’s Chinese Restaurant in Orlando, and threatened to kill everyone.

From there, he his way into the kitchen, tossing and destroying over $4,000 worth of food and cooking instruments, as per local media. Police responded to 911 calls reporting the attack on the food establishment.

According to the affidavit, the owner tried to run away, but Jarvis struck him in the back with a shovel, telling the owner, ‘If you run away, I’ll kill you.’

He was found by authorities in the kitchen, armed with a shovel, and shouting that ‘he had to destroy the food because all the Chinese were poisoning the food.’

In the end, the situation was de-escalated, and he was taken into custody by the officers.

It comes after a gran assaulted a waiter with her high heels and attempted to punch a chef after arriving late for her dinner booking at Miller and Carter.

Mary McGinley and her group arrived for a scheduled birthday meal at the steakhouse’s Albert Dock location, only to be turned away as the kitchen had already closed.

However, things quickly escalated into violence, with staff members having to defend themselves using a chair and by putting one of the customers in a “bear hug”. The grandmother-of-two was spared immediate jail time over the incident.

Liverpool Crown Court heard that Angelo Muto and Maderson Roche-Jones were both on duty at the Liverpool city centre eatery on 7 December 2022 when McGinley, from White Moss Road South in Skelmersdale, showed up as part of a group who were “there to celebrate a birthday” at 10.15pm.

However, since they had made a reservation for 9.45pm, they were told that the kitchen had since shut and were instead directed to the bar area.

Isabella Denn-White, prosecuting, explained how two male members of the party subsequently failed to provide ID proving they were over 18 and were therefore denied alcohol service.

The entire group was then asked to leave but continued to “hang around outside” the premises.

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