CLERK ACCUSED OF POINTING GUN AT HUNGRY CUSTOMER.Byline: Stacy Finz Daily News Staff Writer Some store owners say no shirt, no shoes, no service. Convenience store clerk Jafar Mohseni took it a bit further, officials say. His rule is no eating in the store. So when customer Allan Mercado took a bite of his hot dog while standing in line to pay, prosecutors say he found himself staring into the barrel of a loaded 9 mm Beretta be·ret·ta or ber·ret·ta n. Variants of biretta. pistol. ``This guy has even served me before. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. whether he was having a bad hair day or what,'' Mercado said Friday. The 53-year-old Mohseni, night manager at a Van Nuys Arco AM/PM AM/PM Amplitude Modulation/Phase Modulation AM/PM Ante Meridian/Post Meridian Mini Market, was charged Thursday with pulling a gun on Mercado. He's scheduled to be arraigned May 16 on a misdemeanor charge of brandishing a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. , a crime that carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Mohseni could not be reached for comment Friday. Asher Aramnia, the owner of the AM/PM where Mohseni works, said the allegations are completely out of character for the store manager. ``He is so gentle,'' Aramnia said. Mercado, a 32-year-old Sherman Oaks roofing contractor, said he also thinks the April 18 attack was bizarre. ``I've been going there for several years to buy gas,'' Mercado said. That fateful night, Mercado dropped into the store to get a snack while washing his clothes at a nearby Laundromat. He got a frank and bun BUN blood urea nitrogen; see urea nitrogen. BUN abbr. blood urea nitrogen Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) off the grill, slathered on some mustard, mayonnaise and relish and walked over to the register to pay with a $20 bill. While in line, Mercado took a bite of the hot dog, which angered Mohseni, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Deputy City Attorney Lisa Kissel This article is about a dessert. For the car company, see Kissel Motor Car Company. Kissel (Kisiel in Polish, kiisseli in Finnish) is a popular dessert in Eastern and Northern Europe. . Mercado argued that he didn't see a ``no eating'' sign and that he was paying for the hot dog. Before he knew it, Mohseni had pulled a gun from underneath the counter, pointed it at him and asked if he wanted to step outside, Mercado said. ``I said absolutely not,'' Mercado recalled. ``What was I going to do - beat him with my hot dog?'' Mercado said he rushed outside and immediately called 911. Police arrived, found the loaded gun in Mohseni's pocket and film in the store's security camera depicting the incident, according to Mercado. Store owner Aramnia said Mohseni has worked for him for the past five years and has been a model employee. ``I don't know what happened,'' he said. ``This is not like him.'' Aramnia said Mohseni still is working at the AM/PM. But don't look for Mercado in the store. ``He was going to shoot me for biting on a hot dog,'' Mercado said. ``I won't go there any more.'' |
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