A woman was charged yesterday for allegedly stealing $200 worth of Sweet‘N Low packets from a local taco shop. The incident occurred at Paco’s Tacos in National City. The woman, Lorita Lynn, 36, has filed assault charges against the owner, Paco del Toro, 45, for wrestling her to the ground. She is suing del Toro for $8,000 in psychological damages.
Lynn allegedly charged at the restaurant owner with a bottle around three o’clock. Del Toro, who believed she was going to use the bottle as a weapon, caught Lynn in a headlock. “I could not breathe for 30 seconds,” Lynn said. “Mrs. Lynn was immobilized on the ground,” Officer Loyd Swiftpack, a local authority said. “There was a lot of stuff crashed all over the floor.” The officer, along with witnesses at the scene, helped separate the two.
According to del Toro, Lynn ordered coffee three times a day for the past three months. Cooks repeatedly informed del Toro that Lynn was taking an excessive amount of sugar packets. Although the sugar is complimentary, del Toro believes Lynn regularly took some home with her. “I say ‘take as much as you need’ to be polite to my customers,” del Toro said. “But that woman has an addiction, it’s not healthy for her.”
Each of the defendants may be faced with up to five years in prison. Customers and cooks who witnessed the incident will testify at the hearing. A security tape from the restaurant will also be reviewed.
The proceedings will be held next Wednesday at Chula Vista Municipal Court.
-By Caroline Zhong and Phylicia Hisel
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