08-25-2008, 06:48 PM
‘Bikini barista’ gets back at flasher
PARKLAND, Wash. — A barista at a coffee bar where the women wear bikinis threw a cup of boiling water at a man who deputies said had repeatedly flashed the woman.
Investigators say the man was wearing women’s underwear and had come to the Java Girls harassing baristas at least three times. An Aug. 21 surveillance video shows a bikini barista tossing hot water on an alleged flasher.
“She threw open the door and just threw it all over, got the face, chest and stomach. And I mean that has to hurt,” said barista Jamae Feddock, who also works at Java Girls.
“It’s definitely, definitely creepy knowing that he’s out there, and what if he’s mad now?” ” Feddock said.
Pierce County deputies said they were trying to question a “person of interest” about the incident.
Deputies have responded to similar calls this summer. At the same time, coffee stands featuring bikini-clad baristas have become more common.
“I can’t say there’s a direct correlation between these places and these incidents,” Pierce County sheriff’s Detective Jerry Bates said. “But it’s something we’re watching for out there.”
PARKLAND, Wash. — A barista at a coffee bar where the women wear bikinis threw a cup of boiling water at a man who deputies said had repeatedly flashed the woman.
Investigators say the man was wearing women’s underwear and had come to the Java Girls harassing baristas at least three times. An Aug. 21 surveillance video shows a bikini barista tossing hot water on an alleged flasher.
“She threw open the door and just threw it all over, got the face, chest and stomach. And I mean that has to hurt,” said barista Jamae Feddock, who also works at Java Girls.
“It’s definitely, definitely creepy knowing that he’s out there, and what if he’s mad now?” ” Feddock said.
Pierce County deputies said they were trying to question a “person of interest” about the incident.
Deputies have responded to similar calls this summer. At the same time, coffee stands featuring bikini-clad baristas have become more common.
“I can’t say there’s a direct correlation between these places and these incidents,” Pierce County sheriff’s Detective Jerry Bates said. “But it’s something we’re watching for out there.”