Domino's Driver Charged After Striking Customer Over Tip
A Domino's pizza delivery driver in Fulton, Missouri, faces multiple felony charges after police say he struck a customer with his vehicle following a dispute over a tip. Zachary Nicholus Walton, 36, was arrested Wednesday evening and is being held without bond in the Callaway County Jail.
The incident occurred around 7:20 p.m. in the 500 block of Bluff Street. According to a probable cause affidavit and court documents, Walton arrived to deliver a pizza to a home. A verbal confrontation ensued when the customer did not provide a tip. Surveillance video from the residence captured Walton shouting profanities at the customer and a witness, calling them rude and taunting them with statements including, "What are you going to do? Come get me," before returning to his vehicle.
As Walton reversed his car toward the roadway to leave, the customer began walking along the driveway but was not blocking the path, police reports state. Walton then shifted into drive and accelerated forward, striking the customer. The impact knocked the victim onto another vehicle parked nearby, causing visible injuries to his hand, scrapes on his shins and lingering pain. Authorities said the customer was...