The CEO of a private equity firm in Colorado was arrested for allegedly strangling a teenager who splashed a woman with water at an In-N-Out restaurant.
Lucas N. Kalisher, 55, was taken into custody by the Loveland Police Department (LPD) on Aug. 4 around 1:00 a.m. local time, according to a release shared on the department’s Facebook page Wednesday, Aug. 14. Kalisher is the CEO of Summit Source Funding LLC in the Denver area, based on his LinkedIn profile.
Police said in their release that a 15-year-old male told them he and two friends were playing and splashing water on each other inside the restaurant on Fall River Drive. “During this interaction an adult female was [accidentally] splashed with water,” the LPD added.
According to police, the teen went to the woman’s table to apologize “when an adult male accompanying the woman suddenly grabbed him, placed both hands around the front and back of his neck, pulled him down to the table and threw him backward onto the floor.”
The male, later identified as Kalisher, and the woman left the scene before officers arrived.
Local police later spoke with bystanders and looked at surveillance videos that offered different perspectives of the incident. Some witnesses identified the suspect, and authorities confirmed through local records that it was Kalisher.
The Larimer County District Office heard the case on Aug. 9 and on Tuesday, Aug. 13, issued a no bond warrant for Kalisher, the LPD states. He turned himself in to Larimer County Jail 10:33 p.m. that evening and was charged with Assault in the Second Degree-Strangulation and Child Abuse, a class 1 Misdemeanor.
“The Loveland Police Department is very appreciative of the assistance we received from the community during this investigation. This is a perfect illustration of our new Vision Statement: ONE Community, ONE Police Department, ONE Team,” Chief Tim Doran said, per the LPD’s release.
Authorities are still looking for witnesses who may have more information. They are encouraged to contact the Loveland Police Department Tip Line at 970-962-2032 or Larimer County Crime Stoppers at 970-221-6868.
The guy shouldn’t have put his hands on the kid but why is a 15 year old out at 1 am? I think these kids are probably trouble makers anyway. Maybe they should also learn how to behave in a restaurant. What kind of parents allow their 15 year old out at 1am? The ones that raise kids who act like this. People are sick of disrespectful kids, parents do your job!!
55 years old and still not grown up. The teen meant to apologize, showing more maturity than the supposed adult.