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Police: Man shot fireworks near woman’s car in drive-thru

<i>KCCI</i><br/>David Hammett
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David Hammett

By KCCI Staff

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    WAUKEE, Iowa (KCCI) — A Waukee man is charged with harassment after allegedly lighting fireworks behind a woman trying to order food from a drive-thru.

David Hammett, 30, is facing a first-degree harassment charge.

Hammett and his girlfriend were walking out of Taste of New York on Southeast Alice’s Road. A woman said she stopped to let them walk in front of her vehicle, and Hammett, “Stared her down.”

The woman got into the drive-thru at Monterrey Express, right next door.

Police said Hammett was behind the victim in line at a Monterrey Express drive-thru when he lit the fireworks.

The victim perceived the fireworks as gunshots and left the drive-thru without placing an order.

According to court documents, Hammett and his girlfriend allegedly followed the victim to the front of the building and Hammett yelled, “Hooty-hoo,” before exiting the lot.

Hammett’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 9.

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