Crime & Safety
Porn Blamed in Coffeehouse Conflict
Updated with poll: What would YOU do? Napa police say a confrontation resulted when one Starbucks patron accused another of making pornography visible on his laptop. (Arrest information does not indicate a conviction.)
A 45-year-old man was arrested at the Soscol Avenue Friday morning after what police described as a confrontation over pornography another patron said was visible on a laptop.
According to a shift activity log released by the , which logged the incident at 8:20 a.m.:
NPD Officers responded to a report of a fight occurring at Starbucks (247 Soscol Ave).
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Upon arrival it was alleged that Eric Martin Anderson (7/3/66) of Napa was looking at pornography on a laptop that was visible to other patrons.
One of the patrons confronted Anderson and a verbal argument ensued.
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Anderson allegedly made threats to harm the other patron and challenged him to fight.
Evidence was located at the scene that supported the allegations.
Anderson was booked at the on suspicion of disturbing the peace, criminal threats, violation of probation and violation of paragraph (a) of chapter 647 in the California Penal Code, which prohibits as disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, "lewd or dissolute conduct in any public place or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view," according to the police report.
