Hotel guest arrested for negative review that allegedly threatened 'active shooter-style' event
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A hotel guest seemingly went a little too far while leaving a negative review.
Police officers in Florida reportedly arrested a man who used “threatening language” in a review for a hotel in Cocoa Beach. While the man seems to have had a bad experience while staying at the hotel, getting arrested was probably worse.
Joseph McKinney, from Texas, was reportedly taken into custody after departing a cruise ship which had recently returned to Port Canaveral on Sunday morning. (iStock)
The Cocoa Beach Police Department arrested the 40-year-old man, WFTV 9 reports. He was reportedly taken into custody after departing a cruise ship which had recently returned to Port Canaveral on Sunday morning. Charges were later dropped.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The man had allegedly written a negative review for the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Hotel after a recent stay. According to WFTV 9, authorities claimed that he made a reference to an “active shooter-style” event at the hotel, along with other instances of threatening language.
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Authorities originally responded to the hotel on Friday, News 6 in Orlando reports. Unaware of the suspect's location at the time, authorities reportedly stayed at the hotel throughout the night. He was eventually picked up on Sunday morning.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He was initially charged with making written threats to kill, do bodily injury or conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism. State prosecutors later dropped the charges.
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The Cocoa Beach Police Department did not immediately return Fox News' request for comment.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This is not the first instance of an unhappy customer getting arrested after having an inappropriate reaction to what they perceived as bad service.
In early August, a Michigan man was arrested after reportedly slapping a Little Ceasar’s employee because his pizza had Italian seasoning on it instead of parmesan cheese. Security camera footage caught the moment the assault occurred.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Another employee reportedly took a picture of the suspect’s license plate and authorities were able to identify him as Joseph Thorpe. He was arrested on misdemeanor assault and battery charges.