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Texan enraged by Taco Bell burrito price hike gets in shootout with police

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XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
The Beefy Crunch Burrito incident:

SAN ANTONIO - The price of the Beefy Crunch Burrito had gone up from 99 cents to $1.49 and the man at the Rigsby Road Taco Bell drive-thru had just ordered seven.

The fast food customer was so disgruntled by the price hike he shot an air gun at the manager, displayed a semiautomatic assault rifle and pistol while in the restaurant's parking lot, fled as police were called, exchanged shots with three officers who pulled him over, then barricaded himself in his hotel room — all over $3.50 plus additional tax.

The final incident in the burrito-triggered spree happened Sunday afternoon at the Rodeway Inn on North W.W. White Road, engaging SWAT negotiators in a more than three-hour standoff, according to officials and witnesses.

Police initially said Ricardo Jones, 37, was to be charged with attempted capital murder, but instead he was charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault. Police spokesmen were not immediately available to explain the change.

Aggravated assault is a second degree felony, punishable by a state prison term of up to 20 years. Jones was in the Bexar County Jail on bail totaling $50,000. No one was injured in the incident.

Jones was taken into custody about 6:45 p.m. Sunday after officials used tear gas to get him out of the motel room where he was staying. Police recovered the rifle and two handguns, Benavides said.

It all began about four hours earlier when the man put in his order at the Taco Bell/KFC two-for-one restaurant in the 5300 block of Rigsby Road on the city's East Side.

Restaurant manager Brian Tillerson, 41, said his employees told him a customer was upset about the price of the Beefy Crunch Burrito.

“They did use to be 99 cents, but that was just a promotion,” Tillerson said. “He pointed a gun at me, and he fired it. I leaned to the side and there was a pop but nothing happened.”

Tillerson said the police later found a BB, but the following five minutes “were pretty crazy,” he said.

Looking out the windows, he said he saw the man put an assault rifle and a handgun on the roof of his Mitsubishi Eclipse. Customers dove under their tables, the employees scrambled to the back and Tillerson ran to the front to lock the doors as he called police.

The man then jumped into his vehicle and took off, Tillerson said.

Fewer than two miles away, at W.W. White Road and Hershey Drive, officers spotted the suspect and three patrol units pulled over the car, Benavides said. As the officers got out of their cars, the man got out of his car carrying the assault rifle in his hands and pointing it at the officers.

Both sides began firing, Benavides said, but no one was hit. However, one of the windshields on a patrol car was shattered.

From there, the man sped off to the Rodeway Inn in the 200 block of North W.W. White Road just a few blocks away from Interstate 10.

It was about 3 p.m., and the man refused to come out.

Sharpshooters climbed up on the roof of the Sky Line Food Mart next to the motel. Police blocked off W.W. White in both directions. They evacuated some nearby businesses and some of the rooms in the motel.

Through a megaphone the negotiator could be heard telling the man to pick up the phone.

“No one needs to get hurt,” the negotiator said.

Around 6:30 p.m., and without a reply from the man inside, SWAT used tear gas to clear the room, Benavides said. The man came out without incident.

Tillerson, calm and back at work after giving a statement to police, said after hearing that the customer shot at officers he was even more relieved he didn't get into his restaurant.

“The weird thing is,” Tillerson said, “He was here a week ago around the same time last Sunday. He yelled at me then too.”
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SWAT team setting up:

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Get'sMad

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taco bell just can't keep gouging the common man with price hikes like this anymore.

they finally pissed off the wrong man
 
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CrankyJay

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That bites. Not sure what the beef is with this guy. It's a cheesy situation but I'm glad the police were able to wrap it up.
 
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FreezeSSC

Member
okay, this is a ridiculously sad/funny. Sad because someone threatened peoples lives and went to jail for 50 cents, funny well because someone threatened peoples lives and went to jail for 50 cents.
 
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ACESandEIGHTS

Member
Dumbass. I bought a bag of Fritos just the other day to dump on my burritos so I wouldn't have to pay Taco Bell to do it for me. And here's the kicker: No felonies attributed to me. Whammy! Something else must've gone down.

The poor feller's sister must've broken up with him.
 
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RoryDropkick

Member
Holy crap *lol* That's the Bordertown right near my old house.. they of all places was one of the first places in San Antonio to get Virtua Fighter 3.. crazy times man.
 
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Satch

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As a Texan, I can say that we don't all go about shooting at people over Taco Bell.

But generally speaking, we have been known to get violent over Popeyes.
 
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XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Satchwar said:
As a Texan, I can say that we don't all go about shooting at people over Taco Bell.

But generally speaking, we have been known to get violent over Popeyes.
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But how does Popeyes compare to that jalapeno fried chicken place? GAF MUST KNOW!
 
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CrankyJay

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Here's the nutritional facts for the Beefy Crunch Burrito: http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition/information

Code: 
Beefy Crunch Burrito

220 - weight in grams
500 - calories
200 -calories from fat
6 - saturated fat
22 - total fat
0 - trans fat
30 - cholesterol
1090 - sodium 
61 - carbohydrates
5 - dietary fiber
5 - sugars
15- protein

Multiply all that by 7. LOL.
 
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Korey

Member
Police initially said Ricardo Jones, 37, was to be charged with attempted capital murder, but instead he was charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault. Police spokesmen were not immediately available to explain the change.

Aggravated assault is a second degree felony, punishable by a state prison term of up to 20 years. Jones was in the Bexar County Jail on bail totaling $50,000. No one was injured in the incident.
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Why the downgrade? He pulled the trigger didn't he?
 
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jmdajr

Member
Obviously the dude has problems and for whatever reason this was his breaking point...

I guess I would flip out too if one day I couldn't afford taco bell either
 
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UnluckyKate

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jmdajr said:
Obviously the dude has problems and for whatever reason this was his breaking point...

I guess I would flip too if one day I couldn't afford taco bell either
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This. I refuse to believe you could go rant and shoot people for 3.50$
 
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