Crime & Safety

Jersey Shore Pizzeria Worker Throws Slice At Teen Boardwalk: Video

The teen appeared to be filming the pizzeria employee during a verbal altercation on the boardwalk.

A boardwalk pizzeria employee threw a slice of pizza at a teenager who was filming him in Ocean City, according to video posted to social media (watch below).
A boardwalk pizzeria employee threw a slice of pizza at a teenager who was filming him in Ocean City, according to video posted to social media (watch below). (Michael DeSantis/Patch)

OCEAN CITY, NJ — A boardwalk pizzeria employee threw a slice of pizza at a teenager who was filming him in Ocean City, according to video posted to social media (watch below).

The video shows the teen apparently filming a worker at Primavera Pizza while having a verbal dispute. Ocean City police told NJ.com the dispute happened Friday around 8 p.m.

Video shows a teenage boy approaching the pizzeria counter, apparently talking to the employee. The conversation is unintelligible. With phone in hand, he leans over the counter, and the employee tries to grab it, video shows.

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The teenager backs away, which is when a slice of pizza smacks him, according to the video.

Immediately, four police officers approach and pull the teen and another young man away from the counter.

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According to NJ.com, neither the pizzeria nor the teens decided to press charges.

The video has gained more than 30,000 likes on Instagram.


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