While most know fast food restaurants don’t always provide the highest quality cuisine, people still go there because it is quick and cheap. However, when one Colorado Springs man decided his meal was not up to par, he threw the bags of food at the employees and demanded his money back. While the manager was processing the man’s refund, he reached over the counter and took money out of the register. He then ran out of the restaurant and is still being sought by the police.
No Refund: What is Robbery in Fort Collins?
Colorado law defines C.R.S. 18-4-301 – Robbery – as:
There are two vital elements to Robbery:
- Something of value is taken from a person or in the presence of a person
- Force, threat or intimidation are used.
In the case above, the man took money from the cash register in the presence of the fast food restaurant’s employees. By throwing the bags of food at the employees and demanding his money back, it could be argued he intimidated the employees. With these two elements in place, Robbery would be charged. Now, he probably did not walk into that restaurant planning to commit a crime. He was angry and his anger escalated to a point where he made a poor choice.
Robbery is a class 4 felony in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park. This means a person accused of Robbery could face up to 6 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. (Read more about Person and Violent Crimes.)