A Fairfield man was arrested Saturday after berating employees and using racial slurs inside a smoothie shop on Black Rock Turnpike.

The incident was captured in a TikTok video that has since been taken down. News 12 was given permission to use the video.

Fairfield police responded to Robeks just before 2:30 p.m. after employees called police on James Iannazzo who made a purchase at the store earlier in the afternoon.

Police say they responded to his home after his child had an allergic reaction to the drink and was transported to a hospital.

According to police, “Iannazzo returned to Robeks and confronted employees, yelling at them and demanding to know who had made the smoothie which contained peanuts, causing his child’s allergic reaction.”  

When employees didn’t provide Iannazzo with that information, he cursed at them and threw the drink, which hit a female employee’s shoulder.

“You [expletive] immigrant loser,” he can be heard saying on the video.

Iannazzo refused to leave and then attempted to open a locked door. Police say he eventually left the scene and turned himself into police later without incident. He told officers that he was upset about his son having the allergic reaction.

According to police: “During the investigation, employees reported that Iannazzo never told them about the peanut allergy but had only requested that there be no peanut butter in his drink.”

Iannazzo was charged with intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the second degree, breach of peace in the second degree and criminal trespass in the first degree. He was issued a court appearance date of Feb. 7 at Bridgeport Superior Court.

Iannazzo was a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. The firm issued a statement after his arrest: 

Frank J. Riccio II, Iannazzo's attorney, posted a statement online:

When asked about the status of Iannazzo's son, his lawyer told News 12: "His son is on the road to recovery."  

Robeks also issued a statement: