Man Tasered By Police In Salad Bar Dispute
Aurora Police Say Proper Procedures Followed At Chuck E. Cheese

POSTED: 8:55 am MST April 29, 2005
UPDATED: 1:25 pm MST April 29, 2005

AURORA, Colo. -- Aurora police have reviewed a weekend incident in which a man accused of stealing salad from a Chuck E. Cheese salad bar was hit with a stun gun twice by officers and said that proper procedures were followed.

The incident began at 4:05 p.m. Sunday when officers were called to the restaurant at 145005 East Exposition on a report of a larceny in progress.

Police talked to the Chuck E. Cheese manager who told them that a customer had refused to show proof that he had paid for food. The manager said the man was seen "loading" his plate at the salad bar.

The officers confronted Danon Gale, 29, who was at the restaurant with his children, aged 3 and 7. Patrons said the popular kids pizza parlor was packed with children and families at the time.

According to police, Gale was asked to step outside to discuss the incident.

"According to witnesses (Gale) refused to cooperate with police and a struggle ensued," said Larry Martinez, a police spokesman. He said that Gale became argumentative and shoved one of the officers, a fact disputed by another patron.

"One of the officers kept poking the gentleman in the chest," Felicia Mayo told the Rocky Mountain News.

She was there with her 7-year-old son. She told the newspaper that Gale told the officer, "You don't have to do that." She said Gale never put his hands on the officer who was confronting him.

The argument escalated until Gale was shoved into the lap of Mayo's sister, who was sitting two booths away, holding a 10-month-old baby. That's when police pulled out a Taser stun gun to subdue him.

"They beat this man in front of all these kids then Tased him in my sister's lap," Mayo told the newspaper. "They had no regard for the effect this would have on the kids. This is Chuck E. Cheese, you know."

Gale's two children were "screaming and hollering and crying" as Gale was tasered two times with the stun gun.

Police arrested Gale as his children and other customers and their children watched. They took him outside, leaving his children inside the restaurant.

Gale was arrested for investigation of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and trespassing.

His two children were picked up by a relative.

The manager of the restaurant declined comment and Gale said he couldn't talk about it, after hiring an attorney.

An Aurora Police spokesman said that the sergeant on the scene wrote a report on the incident and forwarded it to his commander who determined that proper police procedures were followed relating to the use of the Taser.

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I think the cops went just a little too far on that one. I feel so sorry for the little kids who had to witness that.

well, that settles it. no one can set foot in a Chuckie Cheese without carrying a taser.

Dude, what's with all the fast food rage lately?!

I think I'll stay the hell away from Chuck E. Cheese outlets for a good long while (unless I'm armed). :cuckoo

I think I'll stay the hell away from Chuck E. Cheese outlets for a good long while (unless I'm armed). :cuckoo

And to think, I almost took my niece and nephew there tonight. :D

D

Dude, what's with all the fast food rage lately?!


Sounds like Road Rage - just carried right thru the Drive Thru!

Don't judge the police officers just yet-we don't know the whole story. One angry witness does not make a complete story.

what's with stuff happening at Chuck E. Cheese lately? Wasn't that fight over a photo booth at a Chuck E. Cheese?!

what's with stuff happening at Chuck E. Cheese lately? Wasn't that fight over a photo booth at a Chuck E. Cheese?!


The photo booth incident that resulted in a woman and her baby being beaten by teenagers happened the same week as this incident with the man fighting the police over a salad bar. However I think it was separate Chuck E. Cheese's in separate states.

Chuck E. Cheese - Where a Kid, MUST CARRY A GUN.

Well, I went in my local Chuck E. Cheese last night, the first time in 19 years when I was a youngster of course. Well, the balls that you jump in were no longer there, which is such a blessing because if I had seen them I might have gotten sick due to the fact that some kid threw up on me in those back in 1986. Anyway I decided that I would stir up a little excitement due to all of the drama that has been going on in Chuck E. Cheese in the nation the last couple weeks. I went in with a microphone and proceeded to tell my story from 1986 and tell the customers about what has been going on the past few weeks. Well the employees did nothing but they looked like they wanted to throw me out because I kept preaching negativity about Chuck E. Cheese, eventually the manager told me to leave, so I respected him and left. But I also convinced a lot of the locals to abandon Chuck E. Cheese and I think I convinced them.

:rofl:

Well, I went in my local Chuck E. Cheese last night, the first time in 19 years when I was a youngster of course. Well, the balls that you jump in were no longer there, which is such a blessing because if I had seen them I might have gotten sick due to the fact that some kid threw up on me in those back in 1986. Anyway I decided that I would stir up a little excitement due to all of the drama that has been going on in Chuck E. Cheese in the nation the last couple weeks. I went in with a microphone and proceeded to tell my story from 1986 and tell the customers about what has been going on the past few weeks. Well the employees did nothing but they looked like they wanted to throw me out because I kept preaching negativity about Chuck E. Cheese, eventually the manager told me to leave, so I respected him and left. But I also convinced a lot of the locals to abandon Chuck E. Cheese and I think I convinced them.

A small victory. Now, continue your mission, Chosen One. Move on to the next Chuck E. Cheese. Then the next one. And the next one. And the next one. And if you find that damned rat, the one that goes by the name of Chuck E., feel free to kill him for me, and children everywhere!

:rolleyes: :lol:

Dude, what's with all the fast food rage lately?!

LoL! Thats what I was just thinking. :lol:

Wow!

Dinner and a floor show?

Talk about a fun night!

;)

[webwarrior26-18-32huthut=QUOTE]No one has given me their opinion on the police officers in this case yet.[/QUOTE]

i believe they had the plain cheese pizza.

[webwarrior26-18-32huthut=QUOTE]No one has given me their opinion on the police officers in this case yet.

i believe they had the plain cheese pizza.

:lol:

I didn't realize Chuck E Cheese had a salad bar.

Get Serious. What I am talking about is:do you think they were justified in their tasering of
the man who fought with them?


Honestly? No.

I think it was a bit much. It's too bad they had to do it in a place crowded with children.

Wow!

Dinner and a floor show?

Talk about a fun night!

;)

:brent

Get Serious. What I am talking about is:do you think they were justified in their tasering of
the man who fought with them?

maybe they thought his burger was undercooked?

How big of an idiot do you have to be to fight cops over a stupid salad bar at a Chuck E. Cheese??

Get Serious. What I am talking about is:do you think they were justified in their tasering of
the man who fought with them?

maybe they thought his burger was undercooked?


:brent :brent :brent

Man who was Tasered may sue Aurora

By Rocky Mountain News
May 24, 2005

The man who was subdued with a Taser stun gun at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in February has filed a notice of intent to pursue a lawsuit against the city, the police department and the officers involved.

Danon Gale, 29, is seeking $500,000 damages stemming from the Feb. 27 incident in which he is accused of becoming belligerent after he couldn't prove he had paid for food from the salad bar.


When police responded to a call from restaurant employees, they asked Gale to step outside, but he allegedly pushed one of the two officers. The two officers tried to put Gale in a wrist hold, but he allegedly began to struggle with them so they used the Taser on him twice, reports said.

Aurora City Attorney Charlie Richardson couldn't comment specifically about the notice but said the incident is under internal investigation.

Originally posted by Miss Golden:


Man who was Tasered may sue Aurora

By Rocky Mountain News
May 24, 2005

The man who was subdued with a Taser stun gun at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in February has filed a notice of intent to pursue a lawsuit against the city, the police department and the officers involved.

Danon Gale, 29, is seeking $500,000 damages stemming from the Feb. 27 incident in which he is accused of becoming belligerent after he couldn't prove he had paid for food from the salad bar.


When police responded to a call from restaurant employees, they asked Gale to step outside, but he allegedly pushed one of the two officers. The two officers tried to put Gale in a wrist hold, but he allegedly began to struggle with them so they used the Taser on him twice, reports said.

Aurora City Attorney Charlie Richardson couldn't comment specifically about the notice but said the incident is under internal investigation.


The facts are these, in my opinion:the officers asked Gale to come with them, he pushed an
officer-that is assault on a police officer-and then began struggling with them, so they used
a less-lethal means of subduing him(the taser). They very well could have shot and killed
him and then you all certainly would have been all over the officers for that, am I right?

Originally posted by Miss Golden:


Man who was Tasered may sue Aurora

By Rocky Mountain News
May 24, 2005

The man who was subdued with a Taser stun gun at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in February has filed a notice of intent to pursue a lawsuit against the city, the police department and the officers involved.

Danon Gale, 29, is seeking $500,000 damages stemming from the Feb. 27 incident in which he is accused of becoming belligerent after he couldn't prove he had paid for food from the salad bar.


When police responded to a call from restaurant employees, they asked Gale to step outside, but he allegedly pushed one of the two officers. The two officers tried to put Gale in a wrist hold, but he allegedly began to struggle with them so they used the Taser on him twice, reports said.

Aurora City Attorney Charlie Richardson couldn't comment specifically about the notice but said the incident is under internal investigation.


The facts are these, in my opinion:the officers asked Gale to come with them, he pushed an
officer-that is assault on a police officer-and then began struggling with them, so they used
a less-lethal means of subduing him(the taser). They very well could have shot and killed
him and then you all certainly would have been all over the officers for that, am I right?


You've been watching WAY too many cops and robbers shows!

Man Tasered For Allegedly Stealing Salad Faces More Charges
Danon Gale Pleads Not Guilty

POSTED: 11:16 am MDT July 27, 2005
UPDATED: 11:57 am MDT July 27, 2005

AURORA, Colo. -- A man Tasered at a Chuck. E. Cheese restaurant after allegedly stealing from a salad bar is facing more charges stemming from the incident.

Danon Gale, 29, was arraigned Wednesday on charges of disturbing the peace, disobeying a lawful order, obstruction of police and resisting arrest.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges and his trial was set for Aug. 16.

Prosecutors say witness interviews produced more information about the dispute.

The manager of a Chuck. E. Cheese restaurant called police Feb. 27, claiming Gale hadn't paid for access to the salad bar from which he was eating.

Officers say Gale became confrontational and started a struggle.

But some witnesses accuse police of provoking Gale, and using unnecessary force.

Why can't Gale just admit that he was wrong?