Private equity CEO arrested after body slamming teenager in US restaurant

On August 13, the 55-year-old CEO turned himself in to the police.

The CEO of a private equity firm in the US was arrested for allegedly strangling a 15-year-old boy who was throwing water at a woman at an In-N-Out restaurant. According to The Independent, The incident occurred on August 4. Lucas Kalisher, the 55-year-old CEO of Summit Source Funding LLC, was arrested by the Loveland Police Department (LPD) after he attacked the teenager and threw him on the floor of the restaurant. The boy had accidentally spilled water on the man’s wife while fooling around with his friends, cops said.

“The young man approached their table to apologize when suddenly an adult male accompanying the woman grabbed him, placed both hands around his neck and back of his neck, pulled him down to the table and threw him backwards onto the floor,” Loveland police said in an arrest report. The Independent.

Witnesses at In-N-Out Burger watched the incident in shock. In a video posted on Facebook, one witness can be heard objecting, noting that the older and larger man was “bullying a child.”

According to police, the man and his wife left the restaurant before police arrived at the scene. However, witnesses identified the man, and police issued a no-bail warrant for his arrest. The 55-year-old CEO then turned himself in to police on August 13.

Mr Kalisher has now been charged with second-degree strangulation and child abuse, the newspaper reported. He was arraigned on Wednesday.

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Notably, Mr. Kalisher has deleted his Facebook profile and LinkedIn page since the incident. In a statement, the LPD thanked the public following the incident as eyewitnesses provided important details that led to the CEO’s identification.

“The Loveland Police Department is very grateful for the support we have received from the community during this investigation. This is a perfect illustration of our new vision: ONE community, ONE police department, ONE team,” said Police Chief Tim Doran, according to a police press release.