Man angry at Verizon hurls phones.

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Man angry at Verizon hurls phones.
Sat, 05-15-2004 - 3:06pm
Wow! Road rage, going postal now cell phone rage!
What makes you see red? Have you ever lost 'it'?
Or do you have a 'chill-out' routine or outlet for hostilities?
If I'm mad or upset I clean like a crazed person. I do swear out loud when I drive, not that other drivers can hear.
More than $2,000 in damage results.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Central/05/14/store.rampage.ap/index.html


A man who said he was fed up with his cellular phone service went to a Fargo mall and started hurling phones across a store, striking an employee and causing more than $2,000 in damage, authorities said.


Jason Perala, 22, of Fargo, told The Forum newspaper that he planned only to yell at employees at Verizon Wireless.


"Then I just lost it," he said. "I just started grabbing computers and phones and throwing them. I just destroyed the place. ... I kind of regret that I did it, but I hope my message got across."


Police said Perala took off his shirt and put on safety glasses before throwing around computers, phones and other items.


(Me: Then why did he have safety glasses with him?)


One employee was struck in the shoulder by a phone before he and other workers dashed into an office, locked the door and called police, Sgt. Kevin Volrath said. Other businesses in the West Acres mall lowered their steel security gates during Thursday's incident.


Perala was arrested without incident and jailed on charges of felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor simple assault.

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