A Merrill Lynch monetary adviser from Connecticut who was arrested for allegedly throwing a smoothie at a teenage worker — calling her a “f—ing immigrant” — has been fired after footage of his racist rant went viral.
James Iannazzo, 48, was arrested and charged with a hate crime following the chaotic scene at Robeks in Fairfield simply earlier than 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the Fairfield Police Division stated.
The wild encounter erupted when an irate Iannazzo returned to the shop after earlier ordering a smoothie that supposedly contained peanuts, which induced his extremely allergic son to have a response and require hospitalization, authorities stated.
A remorseful Iannazzo stated Monday in a press release that he was “out of my thoughts with worry” for his son and insisted that he informed employees in regards to the peanut allergy when he ordered the drink — regardless of staff telling cops the daddy had simply requested for no peanut butter.
Video taken by one of many staff exhibits Iannazzo allegedly standing behind the counter repeatedly demanding to know who made the drink.
Iannazzo lashes out and calls the staffers “f–king silly, f–king ignorant highschool youngsters” after they couldn’t inform him who had made it, based on the footage.
He then allegedly referred to as one of many staff a “f—ing b—-” and hurled the drink at her, placing her shoulder.
Iannazzo continued his expletive-ridden outburst earlier than allegedly calling the feminine worker he struck with the drink a “f—ing immigrant.”
The video of the ordeal circulating on Twitter had been considered greater than 2.6 million occasions by early Monday.
A spokesman for Merrill Lynch informed The Publish that Iannazzo, who had been with the wealth administration agency since 1995, was fired on Sunday because of the incident. Iannazzo’s LinkedIn profile lists him as a managing director on the agency.
“Our firm doesn't tolerate habits of this sort. We instantly investigated and have taken motion. This particular person is now not employed at our agency,” a press release stated.
Iannazzo, who turned himself into cops after the incident, issued a press release Monday saying he made the “regrettable feedback” after his 17-year-old son went into “life threatening anaphylactic shock.”
“After he began to drink his smoothie, my son misplaced the capability to breathe correctly; his lips and face swelled up, and he required an EpiPen shot, nevertheless it didn't supply him reduction. I referred to as 911,” Iannazzo stated within the assertion.
“My son then went to the lavatory, threw up and fell unconscious to the ground. He threw up once more. My spouse gave him one other EpiPen whereas I referred to as 911 once more.”
Iannazzo stated he was “out of my thoughts with worry for him” when he returned to the smoothie retailer, saying his actions have been “fallacious and I deeply remorse them.”
“They don't replicate my values or my character. I really feel horrible that I misplaced my composure so utterly,” he stated.
“I want I had not performed so. I additionally want that they had been extra cautious making ready my son’s beverage. I can be extending my apologies personally to the Robek’s group, notably the employees that was working there that night time.”
Iannazzo added that his son was “doing okay” after being handled in hospital.
His legal professional, Frank J. Riccio, had earlier issued a press release on his behalf saying Iannazzo’s son was rushed by way of ambulance to the hospital.
“When confronted with a dire state of affairs, Mr. Iannazzo’s parental intuition kicked in and he acted out of anger and worry. He isn't a racist and deeply regrets his assertion and actions throughout a second of maximum emotion,” the legal professional stated.
Iannazzo was charged with intimidation primarily based on bigotry or bias, breach of peace and felony trespass.
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