Armed Man Threatens La Grange Restaurant Server: Police
LA GRANGE, IL – A man armed with a gun threatened a La Grange restaurant server who asked for payment last month, authorities said.
Patch obtained the police report through a public records request.
Andre L. Coleman, 27, of Broadview, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and theft of services. The man’s 20-year-old brother, who lives in Hillside, was arrested in the same incident on charges of theft of services and obstructing identification.
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Shortly before 5 p.m. March 13, police were called to a parking lot next to Casa Margarita, 32 S. La Grange Road.
According to the report, a server followed the two men who left the restaurant without paying for the meal. The server asked for payment.
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The men said they had left money on the table to pay for the bill. They then said they would pay, but would not return to the restaurant, police said.
The server said Coleman reached into a bag and that the server saw what he thought was the imprint of a gun pointed at him, police said.
The server asked whether Coleman had a gun, and Coleman confirmed he did, according to the report.
The server then inquired whether Coleman would shoot him. Coleman said he would, police said.
When police sirens could be heard, the server told the men, “They’re coming for you.”
While officers interviewed Coleman’s brother, Coleman held a blue bag and continued to reach into it, police said. When an officer asked to look at what was inside, Coleman declined.
Coleman then walked away, but was stopped. Officers found a Taurus G2c 9mm pistol with 11 rounds in the magazine and a round in the chamber, according to the report.
In an interview with police, Coleman said he paid for the meal, but then admitted he did not, police said.
Coleman also admitted he put his right hand in the bag with the gun and told the server he was about to pull it out, police said.
Coleman said he did so because he wanted to protect the other man, his brother, saying the server was touching and grabbing him, the report said.
Police said they submitted a clear-and-present-danger form to the state police in connection with Coleman’s firearm owner’s identification card. This is a request to revoke Coleman’s card.
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