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Man Throws Things at Fairfield Robeks Employees After Son Has Allergic Reaction to Smoothie: PD

Police have arrested a man who is accused of yelling at and throwing things at Robeks employees in Fairfield after his son had an allergic reaction to a smoothie from the store on Saturday.

Officers received numerous 911 calls from employees at Robeks on Black Rock Turnpike around 2:26 p.m. reporting a customer was throwing things, yelling at employees and refusing to leave.

According to investigators, 48-year-old James Iannazzo, of Fairfield, made a purchase at Robeks around 1 p.m. and left the store without incident.

About a half hour later, authorities said Iannazzo called 911 and requested EMS to his house for a minor who was suffering from an allergic reaction. The minor was transported to an area hospital.

Shortly after, police said Iannazzo returned to Robeks and confronted employees. He yelled at them and demanded to know who had made the smoothie that contained peanuts and caused his child’s allergic reaction, they added.

When the employees could not tell Iannazzo which of them had made the smoothie, investigators said Iannazzo became irate and yelled a number of expletives at the employees. He then threw a drink at one of the employees and hit the employee’s right shoulder. The employee was not injured.

Authorities said Iannazzo also made comments towards an employee that referenced their immigration status.

Despite being told to leave by the employees multiple times, police said Iannazzo remained inside, continued to yell insults at the employees and attempted to open a locked door that led to an “employees only” area where the employees were behind the counter.

Iannazzo left the store before police arrived, but was identified shortly later. He turned himself into police without incident.

Officers said Iannazzo told them that he was upset about his son having a severe allergic reaction and he went back to the store as a result.

While investigating, police said the employees reported that Iannazzo never told them about the peanut allergy and only requested that there be no peanut butter in his drink.

Iannazzo was arrested and is facing charges including intimidation based on bigotry or bias, breach of peace and criminal trespass. He is due in court on February 7.

According to a spokesperson for Merrill Lynch, Iannazzo is no longer employed there as a financial advisor.

“Our company does not tolerate behavior of this kind. We immediately investigated and have taken action. This individual is no longer employed at our firm,” a Merrill spokesperson said to NBC Connecticut in a statement.

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