ESTERO, Fla. – Lee County Deputies arrested a man they say threatened to stab a Southwest Florida father in the neck with a fork at an Estero restaurant on Wednesday.
Investigators said the family was eating dinner with their two kids at the Wasabi Steakhouse in the Miromar Outlets when the young children became “disruptive and loud,” according to the affidavit.
That’s when security video, provided by the restaurant to NBC2, shows Joseph Vadder, 49, at the table next to the family become agitated and start arguing with the father.
According to the arrest report, Vadder threatened the father and his family. The report went on to say “the situation became more hostile as [Vadder] picked up a fork, looked at the victim and threatened to use the fork to stab him in the throat.”
The family soon left the establishment after Vadder allegedly got “inches from [the father’s] face and continued to be belligerent.”
Moments later, the security video shows Vadder and the woman he was with leave the table, gesturing at the Wasabi staff as they exited the building.
Investigators said the father of the family and Vadder continued to exchange words in the parking lot as the family got in their car. Vadder is also accused of punching the family’s car window, causing damage.
Vadder was arrested by deputies a short time later. He is now facing charges including aggrravated assault with a weapon and property damage.
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