A frustrated man shot himself in his car at a coffee shop in Arizona after being caught with his pants down, according to police.
motorist, Nautica Malonebegan his journey to death last Wednesday when he approached the drive-thru line at Bikini Beans Coffee in Tempe, AZ, and was approached by an employee who noticed he wasn’t wearing pants while taking his order, police said. , the police said.
The employee told her manager that Malone was naked from the waist down when she walked up to the drive-thru window, police said. The manager allegedly took her cell phone and recorded a video of Malone, who was being assaulted.
NEW: A 27-year-old father and husband took their own lives a day after a woman was exposed online for not wearing pants at an Arizona bikini barista drive-thru.
Nautica Malone was seen without pants in a viral video a day before her death
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The video was later uploaded to social media and quickly spread online with millions of viewers commenting and accusing Malone of touching himself inappropriately in front of the manager.
Malone then drove to Goodyear, Ariz., and shot himself in the head on Jan. 11, according to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner.
Tempe police told TMZ … on the night of Malone’s suicide, members of his family showed up at the coffee shop and were “aggressive” with the staff, “stating that Malone killed himself over the incident.” .”
We caught up with the owner of Bikini Beans Coffee, Ben LylesWhich tells us … “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family involved at this difficult time. It was an unfortunate and tragic situation. As a company, the safety of our employees is always our top priority. In this case, a person chose to commit a crime at one of our locations. We take incidents like this very seriously and remain committed to the safety of our team and maintaining a safe and respectful environment.
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