Wild video exhibits a drunk DoorDash driver brawling with a granddad — after allegedly turning up with a gun to demand a tip for a supply the day earlier than, in accordance with studies and authorities.
Buyer Anthony Volino was consuming breakfast along with his grandchildren at his house in Vancouver, Washington, when he says the motive force abruptly banged on his entrance door and instructed his daughter she owed him a tip from her grocery order he’d dropped off the evening earlier than.
“I instantly smelled alcohol,” Volino instructed KGW. “For a break up second, I thought of giving the man a few {dollars}, however when he once more mentioned, ‘I would like my tip,’ that’s once I mentioned, ‘Whoa, whoa.’ I mentioned, ‘You could depart.’”
The pair began scuffling when the motive force refused to depart — and Volino realized to his horror that the motive force was armed.
“I reached behind him, and I felt the metal in his waistband, and as quickly as I felt the gun in his waistband, my coronary heart simply sank,” the daddy instructed KPTV.
“The one factor on my thoughts was I’ve to get this gun away from him. I’m in a wrestle for my life at this level. That’s what I’m pondering. It’s me or him,” he added.
Volino did handle to get the gun, and doorbell footage exhibits him then pushing the motive force away and in opposition to a automotive, with the indignant buyer dumping out the bullets.
Each males referred to as 911 — and the motive force, recognized as Robert Delehant, 59, was arrested and charged with felony harassment, driving underneath the affect and assault, in accordance with police.
Luckily, no person was injured within the weird confrontation.
“I might have been shot, my youngsters might have been shot. If he would have gotten his fingers on that gun, anyone might have gotten harm. I nonetheless can’t consider it occurred,” Volino instructed KPTV.
Volino’s daughter had instructed them that she had already tipped him on the DoorDash app, however he was insistent on being paid money.
“He can’t make that call that I’m going anyone’s home to get a money tip,” he mentioned.
DoorDash confirmed Delehant was one among its drivers, whereas stressing it has a zero tolerance coverage for harassment.
“What occurred was unacceptable and the sprint concerned was instantly deactivated,” the corporate mentioned in a press release.
