- A man was arrested Sunday on a battery charge for beating a Safeway employee with a baguette
- Adam Kowarsh, 39, entered the store before midnight yelling and screaming
- When he wouldn’t leave the store an employee called the police
- Prior to their arrival, Adam ‘pushed and hit the employee multiple times with a loaf of French bread’
- The employee didn’t sustain ‘major injuries’ but wanted to press charges
A loaf of bread was one man’s weapon of choice during an altercation at a grocery store in Fremont, California.
Adam Kowarsh, 39, allegedly attacked a Safeway employee in the 39100 block of Argonaut Way with a baguette Sunday at about 11.49pm.
Officers said Adam entered the supermarket just before midnight and began yelling and screaming, according to the The Smoking Gun.
Adam Kowarsh, 39, who allegedly beat a Safeway employee with a baguette Sunday evening
One employee tried to calm him down but Adam began ‘pushing and hitting an employee multiple times with a loaf of French bread,’ according to the incident report.
The employee called the police after Adam ignored directions to leave store.
He was arrested after he failed to comply with police orders telling him leave.
Adam was arrested by police after refusing to leave the store and charged with battery and probation violation
Additional officers were called to the scene and he was then escorted from the building.
He was arrested and charged with battery count and a probation violation.
His bail was set at $5,000 and he was booked into Santa Rita jail.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on the two charges.
The employee had no major injuries but still wanted to press charges.
Weapon of choice: Adam used a loaf of French bread to hit the employee who was trying to calm him down
The incident occurred at the Safeway above in the 39100 block of Argonaut Way in Fremont, California