Report: Man lunged at Applebee's bartender with meat cleaver after being asked to show COVID vaccination proof
A man is facing charges after authorities said he tried to attack a restaurant worker with a meat cleaver after being asked to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted — UpdatedInvestigators believe Michael Dousa, 58, lunged at an Applebee’s bartender with a meat cleaver after he was asked to leave the restaurant when he couldn’t provide proof of vaccination.
The employee shut a door before being hit, avoiding injury. The incident happened at an Applebee's in Bellevue, Washington.
“I don’t think violence is ever the answer,” said Levi Hudson, who was a guest at the restaurant at the time of the incident.
Dousa was charged with felony assault.
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