Florida restaurant worker fatally stabbed in argument over gumbo spice
Police say a fight broke out over how much spice to add to the dish
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Your support makes all the difference.The whole point about gumbo is that it is supposed to get everyone feeling a little bit hot under the collar. Not so hot, however, that it might spark a fight or disagreement.
But that is what is allegedly happened after a fight over how much spice to add to a restaurant’s version of the famous stew ended with someone being fatally injured.
The Associated Press said that police in Panama City said 33-year-old Caleb Joshua Halley was working at Buddy's Seafood Market last Tuesday when he and a colleague, 26-year-old Orlando Thompson, began arguing about how much spice to add to the gumbo.
Authorities claim Mr Thompson slashed Mr Halley across the torso, and that Mr Halley died last on Thursday. Mr Thompson is being charged with manslaughter.
According to the police, Mr Halley used to appear as Florida State University’s mascot "Chief Osceola" from 2004 to 2007.
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