Angry CEO Allegedly Breaks Waiter’s Finger
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A server at Club Colette, a restaurant in Palm Beach, Fla., was allegedly assaulted by the chief of a private equity firm for bringing the check to the table prematurely.
In a report filed with the Palm Beach Police Department and obtained by ABC News, waiter Paul Kucik, 57, claims that John Castle became very irritated Saturday night while dining with his wife in the posh community and took Kucik’s hand, twisting and bending his fingers.
Kucik went to a walk-in clinic the next morning where his hand was X-rayed and his left ring finger was broken, the report stated.
Castle, 76, is the chairman and CEO of Castle Harlan, a private equity firm.
Kucik claims Castle’s wife had actually requested that he bring the check to the table.
According to the police report, “Kucik stated that when he returned to the Castles’ dinner table, Mrs. Castle instructed him to give the bill to her husband, John Castle who was seated across the dinner table from her.
“Kucik stated that he attempted to hand Mr. Castle the bill and Mr. Castle became irate with him and yelled, ‘You schmuck, why did you bring the bill to the table?’”
Then the finger-breaking allegedly ensued.
Kucik has not pressed charges. An attempt to reach Castle for comment wasn’t immediately successful.
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$$ Ka-Ching! $$
Posted by: GetAGrip007 | January 11, 2012, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm
Somebody needs some anger management.
Posted by: lexingtonlady | January 11, 2012, 9:57 pm 9:57 pm
He’s rich! He should be able to do whatever he wants! He’s a job creater not the bottom of the barrel degenerate waiter!
Posted by: Jerry | January 11, 2012, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm
um — allegedly…. allegedly…. Why not wait till you have confirmed news. And what does his being a CEO of anything have to do with this other than bashing CEOs? And – where is the police report on this incident? Witnesses? Interview with the restraunt manager -who I am sure whould have been called to the table by someone? I hate these kind of stories.
Posted by: clr | January 11, 2012, 11:29 pm 11:29 pm
CEO, 76 years old… Out of control. EVERYTHING has to be my way ! I break your finger or more …
Posted by: Rob | January 11, 2012, 11:39 pm 11:39 pm
I guess we know who the real schmuck is here.
Posted by: Floretta | January 11, 2012, 11:45 pm 11:45 pm
-”Kucik has not pressed charges.”- That is usually the case when you plan on suing and don’t want to have to give a sworn statement to police and be pinned down to a story this early. If he doesn’t file criminal charges he has months to get the details of a story straight before they pin him down in a deposition.
Posted by: SamJ | January 11, 2012, 11:55 pm 11:55 pm
To clarify, the story doesn’t say he gave a sworn statement to the police, only that a report was made.
Posted by: SamJ | January 11, 2012, 11:59 pm 11:59 pm
Could be worst. The waiter could be sleeping with the fishes. Isn’t that what these corrupt, dissolute, debauched, degenerate, abusive, immoral rich CEOs do when you dare to bring them the check a moment too soon, even if your wife requested it? John Castle–you stink. I’ve got a brother like you. He stinks, too.
Posted by: Roscoe Chait | January 12, 2012, 12:04 am 12:04 am
Is “John Castle” a pseudonym for Mitt Romney?!?
Romney….c’mon man, hold it together.
Then again, maybe the guy did bring the check early. Lil finger snap set him straight, quick.
Posted by: RoboBobo | January 12, 2012, 12:40 am 12:40 am
While extreme, this abusive behavior directed towards waitstaff is typical. Servers are employed adults NOT SLAVES. People would not even think of treating people in other industries like this, why do they think it is ok to abuse waitstaff?
Posted by: Lisa | January 12, 2012, 1:54 am 1:54 am
If you have a milkshake, and I have a big straw that reaches allllllllllll the way over to your milkshake…..I DRINK your milkshake!!
Posted by: JP | January 12, 2012, 2:47 am 2:47 am
He’s senile. Otherwise he would have had the guy fired and he wouldn’t even know why. Or even bought the restaurant. Im sure he knew his wife asked for the check, but he would still blame the waiter for listening to someone who’s 18 years old.
Posted by: JW | January 12, 2012, 7:07 am 7:07 am
That’s going to be one very rich waiter, very soon. It’s like he hit the lottery.
Posted by: A Cynic | January 12, 2012, 9:37 am 9:37 am
What a senile old foo, I pity people that have to work for that loadl. I guess the waiter should have just worshipped him as a “job creator”.
Posted by: Hege1321 | January 12, 2012, 9:39 am 9:39 am
Many CEOs aren’t used to paying bills, he was hoping to get some bailout money to cover the check.
Posted by: Hege1321 | January 12, 2012, 9:40 am 9:40 am
File charges against that A-HOLE, then SUE him.
Posted by: Don O. | January 12, 2012, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm
Re: “um — allegedly…. allegedly…. Why not wait till you have confirmed news. And what does his being a CEO of anything have to do with this other than bashing CEOs?” “Allegedly” is a word the media uses to buffer themselves from potential lawsuits, so don’t get too excited about it. His being a CEO is relevant because his behavior toward someone he feels to be unimportant is so over the top from the way he’d behave towards someone in his social circle. (1% vs 99%?)
Posted by: Cassandra | January 12, 2012, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm
Too many years of feeling entitled to having all his wishes granted. I will show him a finger he can’t touch.
Posted by: Tim C | January 12, 2012, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
This geek CEO doesn’t look strong enough to break anyones finger.
Posted by: Johny Cockrin | January 13, 2012, 8:23 am 8:23 am
This Castle guy would have got a “bunch of fives” in the mush – if he had grabbed me that way… It’s called self-defense!!! And I’d call the cops and the manager to the scene just to make sure they understood what was going on – and we were all on the same page!! Case closed!!
Posted by: makemyday | January 16, 2012, 4:26 am 4:26 am
Further investigation has found that CEO never touched him – he caught finger in door later that night.
Posted by: Sheila | January 16, 2012, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
they say allegedly because he has not been tried yet, there is a resturant full of witnesses.
so if he goes to your house and kill your family you will forgive him cause he is a JOB creator,you said ANYTHING. what % of the revenue from a resturant does the waiters and cooks create.100%
the man commits a crime and people defend him,why because he is rich,that is how sad this country has become. No matter what the waiter did,it DID not justify a physical attack. He should have asked to see the manager. People who defend this behavior are as sick as HIM.
Posted by: gothmog | January 22, 2012, 1:41 pm 1:41 pm