IHOP Waitress Arrested for Alleged Groping and Inappropriate Comments

Incident at St. Petersburg IHOP

• 🚨 A routine dinner at an IHOP in St. Petersburg, Florida, turned into a police matter when customers accused their waitress, 26-year-old Allie May Wright, of making sexually explicit comments and groping them.
• 💬 Customers reported that Wright engaged in sexually explicit language, touched them inappropriately, and made a disturbing comment about the cook.

Waitress's Behavior and Interaction with Police

• 🍻 Deputies arriving at the scene noted that Wright appeared to be intoxicated, with a strong odor of alcohol emanating from her breath.
• 🚫 Wright was uncooperative with deputies, refusing to answer questions about the allegations and stating she would only talk on her own terms.
• 🆔 Deputies requested Wright's identification as part of the investigation into the customer complaints.

Investigation and Arrest

• ❓ Despite Wright's refusal to cooperate, deputies proceeded with the investigation based on the customers' statements.
• ⚖️ Allie May Wright was ultimately arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery.
• 🏠 She was taken to the Pinellas County Jail, and her shift was ended early.

Witness Accounts and Aftermath

• 🧑‍🍳 The IHOP cook stated that Wright had been acting unusually, calling him "daddy" and licking her lips, but he denied any propositioning of customers.
• 🤷 The cook also mentioned telling Wright not to sit with customers, indicating she might have been intoxicated.
• 🚫 The IHOP manager stated Wright had no prior issues in her 6 months of employment but was not scheduled to work that day, having picked up the shift.
• 📉 Court records later indicated that the case was never prosecuted.