Wing sauce dispute leads to fight

The Braselton Police Department responded to a Pizza Hut on Spout Springs Road, where an officer said he found an employee standing in the parking lot with a cloth on his face. The employee, who refused medical treatment, said a customer had hit him twice in the face. Other employees of the store were also standing on a sidewalk.

The employee said a customer — later identified as Ruben R. Landeros, 33, of Buford — complained that his wings didn’t have enough sauce on them, according to an incident report. The employee said Landeros had a “bad attitude” and called him several offensive names, while complaining about service at the restaurant.

While trying to escort Landeros out of the restaurant, he hit the employee twice in the face, according to an incident report. The employee said he took a defensive posture, but didn’t hit Landeros.

Another person that was in Landeros’ vehicle started to exit the vehicle, but another store employee then approached the area. Landeros and the other man left in the vehicle.

An employee at Pizza Hut identified Landeros as the suspect and provided police with an address. The employee also got the vehicle’s license plate number, which was registered in Landeros’ name.

Braselton police asked for a Hall County deputy to respond to Landeros’ residence, since it was just outside of the town limits. While waiting for the deputy, Landeros approached the Braselton officers and told them he knew why they were there.

Landeros tried to justify his actions based on poor customer service at Pizza Hut, according to police. He said there was naming calling and a fight. He also claimed that the store employee hit him twice, but an officer said he didn’t see any marks on Landeros.

Braselton police told a Hall County deputy about their probable cause for arresting Landeros. The deputy arrested Landeros and handed him over to Braselton police, who took him to the Hall County Detention Center.

Pot hole damages several vehicles
The tires on at least four vehicles were damaged by a pot hole on Spout Spring Road on Thursday, according to Braselton police reports.

The drivers were traveling north on Spout Springs Road — near the Gwinnett/Hall county line — when their vehicles hit the pot hole. All of the drivers said they replaced a tire on their vehicles with three of them saying it damaged a rim, according to incident reports.

Other Incidents
Other incidents reported to the Braselton Police Department last week included:
•theft at Countryside Antiques on Harrison Street, where an employee of the store said the owner of Mud Puppy Antiques in Winder recognized several items that another woman had sold to her earlier as being stolen from her store. The woman who sold the items to the Braselton store wanted to sell more items to the store the following day. The woman had given her name and contact information to the store when its employees were ready to buy more items.

•possession of less than one ounce of marijuana on I-85, where an officer stopped a vehicle for its dark window tinting. The vehicle’s tint was twice the state’s legal limit. The officer said the driver was highly nervous and after asking the 28-year-old woman a number of questions, she admitted to smoking marijuana. She handed the officer a marijuana cigarette that had been under her leg. The officer searched the vehicle, but didn’t find any more marijuana. The woman was released on citations for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and a window tint violation.

•burglary at a Town of Braselton sewer pump station on Ga. Hwy. 211, where an employee said someone stole 77 gallons of diesel fuel from the station. The suspect broke into the pump station area and broke a door to the equipment. Police said the suspect possibly damaged a fence by a post and entering under a weakened spot under the fence.

•driving too slowly on I-85, where an officer said he saw a car traveling 60 m.p.h. in the fast lane on the interstate. A tractor-trailer truck traveling behind the car had to use its brakes because the car wouldn’t change its lane. The officer stopped the vehicle and talked to its driver, who allowed the officer to search the vehicle. The officer searched the vehicle and released the driver.

•burglary at a Davis Street address, where an employee with Jackson EMC said responded to an address for a tampering alarm at a power meter. The employee saw a man in a nearby car port with a box that appeared to be copper and another person inside a house with flashlight. Police cleared the residence and noticed that copper wire and a power meter had been removed from the house. Gas was also leaking in the basement and the fire department was called to the house. The gas leak was stopped and police searched the area for the suspects, but didn’t find them. A relative of the house’s previous occupant was notified about the incident.

•damage to property at an Allee Way address, where a man said he hit a mailbox while texting and driving. The man told an officer that he initially thought he just hit a tree with his vehicle, but he later learned that he also hit the mailbox. The man agreed to pay for the damages.

Braselton Arrests
The Braselton Police Department made the following arrests last week:
•Jeffrey Kyle Walker, 22, 578 Reisling Drive, Braselton, terroristic threats and hindering someone from making emergency phone calls. A woman said her son, Walker, got upset when she told him to clean his dirty dishes. During a dispute, Walker grabbed a phone from his mother as she tried to call police and broke the phone. Walker then made threatening statements to his family before locking himself in a room. An officer got Walker to leave the room. He denied making the statements and breaking the phone. Another relative confirmed the mother’s story. Walker was arrested and taken to jail.

•Richard Reginald Easley, 53, 511 1st Avenue 705, Columbus, speeding, driving without license on person, open container of alcohol while operating a vehicle and DUI. During a traffic stop, an officer conducted a field sobriety test and alcohol breath test on Easley. An officer determined that he was unsafe to drive and was arrested.

•Lisa Diane Poole, 3038 Grenada Drive, Columbus, open container of alcohol while operating a vehicle. Poole was a passenger in Easley’s vehicle.

•Tywonna Whelchet Payne, 40, 4905 Merlin Drive, Oakwood, battery. Payne got into an argument with her ex-husband’s wife about a jacket for her son. The women were at a Grand Hickory Drive residence when they started fighting in the yard. A neighbor called police when he heard people fighting in the yard. One of the women’s mother broke up the fight. The wife’s ring finger was apparently broken during the fight and she was taken to a hospital. Braselton police went to a Hall County residence, where Payne told an officer about the incident. Braselton police arrested her and took her to the Gwinnett County Detention Center.

•Ross Chandler Johnson, 22, 203 Misty Lane, Belton, S.C., possession of more than one ounce of marijuana. During a traffic stop, an officer said he could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from Johnson’s vehicle. Johnson owned the vehicle, but was a passenger. He allowed an officer to search the vehicle, where a large bag of marijuana was found the trunk. Johnson then said he didn’t consent to a search, but an officer said the statement was recorded on a police patrol vehicle video.

•Aaron Jarvis Eberhardt, 25, 2149 Page Road, Hartwell, possession of more than one ounce of marijuana. Eberhardt was driving a vehicle where a large amount of marijuana was found during a traffic stop.