Dunkin' workers accused of using guns to threaten drive-thru customer
by KFOX Staff
Tue, December 19th 2023
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Dunkin Donuts employees arrested for threatening customer with gun in El Paso. December 9, 2023. Credit: EPPD
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX) — Some employees who worked for Dunkin' allegedly displayed handguns and threatened to kill a drive-thru customer during a dispute.
Police in El Paso, Texas arrested three employees of Dunkin' threatened a customer with a gun while he was trying to order doughnuts earlier this month.
Jesus Dominguez; 17, Luis Arturo Dominguez; 20, and Elijah Richard Garcia; 19, were arrested after police said they pointed a gun at a customer after they requested to speak with a manager at the 9114 Dyer Street location.
A 41-year-old customer and his girlfriend were trying to place a food order when the employee acted rude, stated police.
When the customers asked to speak with the manager, the employee allegedly continued acting rude and eventually stepped out of the back of the store with two more employees.
According to police, the three employees were holding guns and one of them pointed the loaded weapon at the 41-year-old customer and said, "ya'll gonna die tonight."
Dunkin Donuts employees arrested for threatening customer with gun in El Paso. December 9, 2023. Credit: EPPD
All three suspects were charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, issued bonds of $100,000 and booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility.
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Dunkin stated they are aware of the incident and the employees were fired.
