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Inset: Lucas Kalisher (Larimer County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Cellphone video showing Lucas Kalisher attacking a teen inside a Colorado In-N-Out Burger (Facebook/Domonique Alire).
In a startling incident at an In-N-Out Burger in Colorado, a private equity firm CEO unleashed a violent outburst on a teenager, reportedly after the youth accidentally splashed water on a woman with him. The altercation resulted in the CEO attempting to strangle and slam the teenager. This week, the CEO was sentenced to 30 months of probation and ordered to write an apology letter to the victim.
Lucas Kalisher, hailing from Loveland, received his sentencing on Tuesday following a guilty plea to attempted second-degree assault by strangulation, according to information from the 8th Judicial District Attorney’s Office reported by Law&Crime.
Kalisher, who was the CEO of Summit Source Funding, a Boulder-based private equity firm, at the time of the incident, is required to undergo an anger management evaluation, compose an apology letter, and complete 120 hours of community service, as stated by district attorney officials. Additionally, he has been instructed to avoid any contact with the victim and must pay restitution amounting to just over $200.
The incident occurred in August 2024 at an In-N-Out located at 1450 Fall River Drive in Loveland. Police responded to a call around 1 a.m. after Kalisher attacked the 15-year-old. The teenager had been inside the restaurant with friends, engaging in playful behavior by splashing water, as noted in a police press release.
The press release detailed that during this playful interaction, an adult female was inadvertently splashed with water. When the teenager approached her table to apologize, an adult male accompanying the woman, identified as Kalisher, allegedly grabbed the boy, placed his hands around the teen’s neck, pulled him towards the table, and forcibly threw him onto the floor.
Kalisher and the woman left the In-N-Out, with cops spending the following week investigating what happened and interviewing witnesses. Cellphone video posted online was also probed and “depicted different views of the incident,” the police press release says.
“Witnesses came forward and were able to identify [Kalisher],” the release explains.
Kalisher was charged about a week later with second-degree assault by strangulation and child abuse after turning himself in. The charges were dropped as part of Kalisher’s plea deal, while he agreed to admit guilt to attempted assault.
The DA’s office told Law&Crime that if Kalisher does not complete and abide by the terms of his plea deal, he will face sentencing for a class 5 felony, as well as one to three years in prison.
Kalisher’s now-deleted LinkedIn page listed him as a CEO of Summit Source Funding at the time of the incident, as well as prior news reports. The status of his employment could not be confirmed Wednesday, as the company did not respond to Law&Crime’s requests for comment.