Man Pulls AK-47 at Little Caesars After Hearing Pizza Would Take 10 Minutes
By Conway Crew
November 24, 2021
A Knoxville, Tennessee man is in custody after allegedly threatening Little Caesars employees with an AK-47 after he was told his pizza would take ten minutes to make.
- According to the police report, 53-year-old Charles Doty Jr. got angry about the wait time, demanded free breadsticks, stormed outside, then returned with a rifle, pointing it at employees and demanding his pizza immediately.
- Employee Kimberleigh Murrell said, "I was shocked it was over a six-dollar pizza."
- Eventually, another coworker was able to talk Doty into putting the AK-47 down until police arrived.
- Doty has been charged with aggravated assault and especially aggravated kidnapping.
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A Tennessee man held Little Caesars employees at gunpoint with an AK-47 after told his pizza would take 10 minutes to make. https://t.co/G9VabpfLBQ
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