"Unsuccessful immigrant": the racist insults of this client in a coffee shop cost him his job

By Doha Madani -

A Connecticut man has been charged with intimidation, disorderly conduct and trespassing after he threw a drink and hurled racial slurs at juice store employees, whom he blamed for giving his son a severe allergic reaction.

James Iannazzo, 48, returned to a Robeks chain juice store on Saturday after his son had an allergic reaction, the Fairfield Police Department said.

There he argued with the staff and demanded to know

“When the employees were unable to give Iannazzo the answer, he became furious and yelled a series of expletives at them,” police said.

"He then threw a drink at an employee, which hit him in the right shoulder."

Police also said Iannazzo

He yelled at staff and allegedly tried to break through an “employee only” gate after being asked to leave multiple times.

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Iannazzo left the store before authorities arrived, but later turned herself in to police.

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Over the weekend, a video circulated on social media showing a man believed to be Iannazzo yelling "failed immigrant" at an employee after throwing a drink at him.

Fairfield Sgt. Michael Stahl told Noticias Telemundo's sister network NBC News that the video appeared to be a screen recording of the video showing the event.

"As it is not the original, we cannot comment on its authenticity and cannot guarantee that it has not been altered or edited in any way," Stahl said Sunday.

Iannazzo's attorney, Frank Riccio, said in a statement Sunday morning that

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The attorney added that Iannazzo stressed to the staff that her drink should not contain peanut butter because her son had a life-threatening allergy.

"When he faced that terrible situation for his son, Mr. Iannazzo's parental instinct kicked in and he acted out of anger and fear," Riccio said.

"He is not a racist individual and deeply regrets his statements and actions during a time of extreme emotional stress."

"He told us: 'I hate Mexicans.'

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Employees at the establishment told police that Iannazzo asked for her drink to be made without peanut butter, but did not mention the allergy issue.

The Merrill Lynch company confirmed that Iannazzo

"Our company does not tolerate behavior of this type," the company said in a statement on Sunday.

“We immediately investigated and took action.

This individual is no longer employed by our company.”