A Burbank man was sentenced, then released Tuesday after serving nearly a year in county jail for punching a 78-year-old shopper who wanted to taste a Nutella waffle sample at Costco. At the hearing Tuesday, Gharabighi was sentenced to two years, and received credit for time served, Santiago said. Gharabighi was arrested in September 2015 when he hit Sahak Sahakian for complaining about the number of Nutella waffles samples he had taken. Sahakian was shopping at the warehouse store in Burbank and approached the Nutella waffle sample cart. When Gharabighi reportedly took three, Sahakian made his move and attempted to get the last sample.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 21, 2016 20:31 UTC