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Sailor tries to buy pizza, gets assaulted instead
UPDATE (9/17): Lori Desjardins was arrested for her assault on Sean Nolte Jr. on September 16. According to Berlin PD, she turned herself in and was subsequently released on a $10,000 non-surety bond. Desjardins is set to appear at the New Britain Superior Court on September 23, 2021.
Lori Desjardins was arrested for her assault on Sean Nolte Jr. on September 16.
Sean Nolte Jr., an active-duty sailor for the U.S. Navy, was simply trying to procure some pizza in Berlin, Connecticut when a random stranger decided he was not actually a sailor at all.
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In a widely-spread video on TikTok, Nolte is seen minding his business when a lady began hurling expletives and accusing him of stolen valor, seemingly out of nowhere. The lady is also seen hitting Nolte off-camera and throwing his cap on the floor.
“This is disgusting. DISGUSTING, you piece of sh*t.” the woman yells as the video begins.
“Show his uniform. Show his uniform, you disgrace the U.S.! You disgrace the United States you f*cking piece of sh*t!” she said, mimicking a broken record.
Not only was Nolte ‘disgusting’ and a ‘disgrace,’ he was those things because his uniform wasn’t up to her standards.
“That is not a uniform you piece of f*cking sh*t!” the angry woman concluded. She stated that her husband is in the military so she knows what a real uniform looks like. In fact, she is so ‘knowledgeable’ about military life that she told Nolte his official military ID is supposed to look like her dependent ID.
Nolte kept his cool, even as the woman appeared to slap him across the face off-camera. Nolte confirmed that she did in fact hit him, and that she also threw his hat on the floor of the pizzeria.
The sailor speaks his mind
Nolte clarified the situation on Facebook afterwards. This is the entire post converted into text:
“Tonight has been eventful to say the least…. I went to get a bite to eat off-base at a local pizza spot. As my friend is standing talking to her family; who currently owns this pizza spot, a woman walks in and is constantly staring back at me. As I am in uniform, I politely smile back…. The woman proceeds to walk in and out multiple times over the course of 10 minutes. Her food is ready, and she walks back in to retrieve her pizza… As she leaves, she looks at me and says “Nice Smile” very sarcastically. I reply “Thank You, have a nice day ma’am” and continue about my day. Not even 30 seconds later she comes marching back in, and yells at the Pizzeria staff “He is a fake by the way, my husband is in the Army….” you can probably assume the rest. I proceed to attempt to prove that I am not a fake, even pulled out my VALID Military ID and showed it to her. She kept claiming that my Military ID is fake, and proceeds to show me her DEPENDENT MILITARY ID, and screams “This is what your ID should look like”. As I realized there was no persuading this woman that I am not a fake, I politely say “Tell your husband thank you for his service for me, and have a nice day”. She storms out of the pizzeria, and storms right back in, progressively screaming at me “You disgust me, you son of a bitch”, grabbing my uniform and throwing my cover on the ground, not aware that I am a real service member. In a last ditch effort to leave, she rushes towards me and slaps me in the left side of my face. Being in uniform, I must maintain professionalism, so I stand there and proceed to wish her a nice day…. Well, looks like some of our own people can’t recognize authenticity when they see it.”
The Berlin Police Department announced that they were searching for the woman on Tuesday. She has since been identified, and will most likely face assault charges for her attack on the sailor.
