Man arrested after pulling a weapon on restaurant staff at Dolphin Mall after sexuality dispute, police say
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An argument over a waiter's sexuality spiraled into a violent assault and widespread panic at a popular South Florida mall when an intoxicated customer spat beer at the worker, attacked him, and pulled a loaded handgun outside a restaurant in the mall, according to an arrest report. Emilio Gonzalez Miami-Dade Corrections Emilio Gonzalez, 37, was arrested after City of Sweetwater police officers found him hiding underneath a vehicle on the second floor of the Dolphin Mall's parking garage. Gonzalez faces two felony counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, along with misdemeanor counts of battery, carrying a concealed weapon in a prohibited establishment, using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol, and improper exhibition of a firearm.According to the report, the incident began Sunday evening inside a restaurant at the mall, located at 11401 Northwest 12th Street. Gonzalez reportedly sat at the bar and consumed five be