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An incident at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Loveland, Colorado has led to a man’s sentencing after he violently reacted to a teenager’s playful splash of water.
Lucas Kalisher has pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree attempted assault, as reported by People. The plea stems from an incident occurring almost two years ago at the fast-food establishment.
On August 4, 2024, law enforcement responded to the restaurant after a 15-year-old boy and his friends were engaged in playful water splashing, according to a police press release.
The situation escalated when the group accidentally splashed a woman seated at a nearby table. As the teenager approached to apologize, the woman’s male companion allegedly grabbed him, forcefully pulled him down, and threw him to the floor.
Before police could arrive on the scene, both the man and the woman had already left the restaurant, the teen recounted.
In a viral video that allegedly depicted the incident, published by the Daily Mail, a man orders a young boy to “say sorry” before throwing him to the ground, then says, “Apologize! You don’t treat a lady that way.”
Police interviewed witnesses and reviewed video footage of the incident, per the release, which helped to identify Lucas N. Kalisher as the suspect.
On Aug. 13, 2024, Kalisher turned himself in, stated the press release, and was booked into the Larimer County Jail.
Kalisher was initially charged with assault in the second degree-strangulation, a class 5 Felony, according to the release, and child abuse, a class 1 misdemeanor. As part of a deal, reported People, Kalisher pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree attempted assault.
According to KDVR, Kalisher was ordered to enroll in anger management, write an apology letter to the teen—and pay him restitution—and complete 120 hours of community service.
A spokesperson for the Eighth Judicial District of Colorado did not immediately return a request for comment from Oxygen. A spokesperson for In-N-Out could not be reached.
Kalisher is reportedly the CEO of a private equity firm, although Oxygen could not independently confirm his occupation or place of work and Kalisher did not immediately reply to a request for comment.