A man was threatened with a fake gun over a $10 debt in the parking lot of a Delray Beach Applebee’s, according to police.
Delray Beach police said they received a call just after noon Tuesday about a man waving a gun around in the parking lot of the Applebee’s at 1720 S. Federal Highway. A woman told deputies she saw a man come up to the window of the restaurant with a gun and start banging on the window.
An employee told police it was Yvenel Eugene, 35, who had come to the restaurant to settle a debt with the employee for $10.
Down the street, police found Eugene walking down the road. They searched him and discovered a black handgun, which was fake, according to the arrest report. The also found a small baggie of marijuana, police said.
He is charged with aggravated assault and possession of marijuana. He is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail on $5,000 bail.
