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Couple beat, pistol-whip Dunkin’ Donuts server over botched order

By Fran Jeffries
Aug 23, 2013

Some people get a little grumpy if you mess with their coffee.

A Florida couple reportedly beat and pistol whipped a Dunkin’ Donuts server who got their iced coffee order wrong.

Jeffrey Wright, 27, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery after the incident at the Dunkin Donuts in Lauderhill, near Fort Lauderdale. His wife Alexis Longo, was charged with misdemeanor battery, according to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

The couple became irate after the server got their drive-through order wrong. Longo wanted her coffee with vanilla. Instead she got caramel.

The pair went inside the restaurant, argued with the employee and then allegedly began assaulting him. Wright, a security guard, repeatedly struck the victim in the head with a loaded handgun, according to the police report. His wife got in a few blows.

The incident was captured on video.

About the Author

Fran Jeffries is a Newsletter Producer. She joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2005 as an Education Editor. She worked as a Breaking News Editor and Social Media Producer before joining the Newsletter team.

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