A Connecticut man in a rage over the inadvertent use of peanuts in a smoothie went on a threatening, racist tirade against a shop's young employees, leading to his arrest, Fairfield police said.
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According to police, Iannazzo purchased a smoothie at Robeks on Black Rock Turnpike about 1 p.m. Saturday.
Roughly 30 minutes later, police say he called 911 from his home for a child having an allergic reaction.
When employees couldn't answer, cops say Iannazzo became irate, yelling vulgarly, throwing a drink at one employee and questioning her immigration status.
Cops say he was asked to leave and refused, even attempting to open a locked "Employees Only" door to get behind the store's counter.
Store employees told cops that Iannazzo never mentioned an allergy, only asking that the peanut butter be left out of a drink. »
