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Del Taco employee stabs customer at drive-thru window

A Del Taco employee in Hemet, CA stabbed a drive through customer in the abdomen shortly before 2am last Friday morning when the customer complained about an order. The customer – who’s name was not released – was driven to the hospital by his friends in the car shortly after the incident and the Del Taco employee – 28 year old Gabriel Villalba – is currently being held on $250,000 bail for assault with a deadly weapon.

We’ve all had a hankering for food at 2am after a night out and I’d wager that not all of us have been subtle in our complaints to fast food employees after a few drinks, but that certainly doesn’t give anyone the right to stab someone. It may not be known until the case goes to trial what started the fight or who instigated what but – holy shit – how do you stab someone through a drive thru window? That takes serious skill. Maybe the attacker in the case should consider a career in Black Ops.

  1. June 25, 2012 at 5:35 pm, Dana Scarborough said:

    This is really sad. I should only have to worry about whether or not I'm going to stab an employee not if they're going to stab me. Times they are a changin'.

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    • June 25, 2012 at 5:51 pm, Rebecca Rose said:

      I live in this town!! Why am i not surprised it happened here?

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    • June 26, 2012 at 10:05 am, Holly Hann said:

      i clicked this, mildly curious if it was close to my area. 10 miles up the road… close enough. haha

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  2. June 25, 2012 at 6:07 pm, Corey Lee Mothershead said:

    Step your game up…

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  3. June 25, 2012 at 6:11 pm, Christopher Koulouris said:

    Ok in an ideal world one would be served their burgers, 99 cent tacos, and greasy fries with polished silverware and a back rub. But really what were you expecting from a drive thru fast food eatery and a $3.25 an hour employee anyway?

    http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2012/06/pissed-off-del-taco-worker-bailed-after-stabbing-disgruntled-customer/

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  4. June 25, 2012 at 6:22 pm, Sharise Edwards said:

    don't screw around with customer service!

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  5. June 25, 2012 at 3:23 pm, Lunchtime Links - The Daily What said:

    [...] Stabbed: A Del Taco customer, for complaining about an order, by an employee [...]

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  6. June 25, 2012 at 10:04 pm, Joshua Herrera said:

    Taco: 1, Grilled Cheese Sandwich: 0.

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  7. June 26, 2012 at 12:54 am, Jessica Christofferson said:

    Hey Audrey Hubler…. did she not like the burritos?

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  8. June 26, 2012 at 1:47 am, Christiane Cabeza de Vaca said:

    With the kind of customers that have been coming in my workplace lately, I'm down for donating towards his legal defense.

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  9. June 26, 2012 at 2:15 am, Audrey Hubler said:

    Holy crap! I've thought about doing that but I would never actually do it! XD

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  10. July 03, 2012 at 2:29 am, Shane Womboldt said:

    maybe next time people wont mess with us… I work the his store of this one he seemed like a chill guy.

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