Man stabbed in cell phone rage during horror flick
by Jennifer Rosinski
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Scream flick viewers witnessed some real-life violence Sunday when a Dorchester man stabbed a father whose sneakers were resting on the back of his seat - retribution for ignoring pleas to turn off his cell phone, police said.
``I guess you could call this phone rage,'' Randolph police Lt. Richard Crowley said. ``You have to obey movie house etiquette: Turn off your phone and don't put your feet up.''
It all began about 7 p.m. in the Showcase Cinemas on Mazzeo Drive when a Randolph girl put her feet up on the back of a movie theater chair, police said. A group of about five sitting in front asked her to take them down. She did.
They all settled in to watch ``House of the Dead'' when Jose Pujols' cell phone started to ring, police said.
``The girl's father asked him to put his phone away and he wouldn't and they got into an argument. (The father) put his feet on the back of (Jose's) chair,'' Crowley said.
``Jose pulled out a knife, turned around and stabbed him in the foot.''
The 37-year-old man's sneaker got the brunt of the ``large'' knife, later recovered in the 27-year-old Dorchester man's truck, police said. The victim said he'd seek medical attention on his own.
Pujols was hauled out of the movie theater lobby and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and marijuana possession.
Originally Posted by cinnamotroll
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