The suspect was armed - with a bottle of Tabasco sauce that was considered dangerous.
Michael Towne, a 20-year-old cook at Denny's, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting two Vermont state troopers by spiking their breakfast eggs with Tabasco.Troopers Timothy Clouatre and Michael Manning, who had crossed into New Hampshire for breakfast on Feb. 7, said the eggs burned their mouths and upset one officer's stomach.
"We've got enough trouble without people screwing around with our food," said Lebanon police Lt. Ken Lary.
Towne said he apologized after the troopers complained and the waitress offered them a free meal. He said he told them he did not spice their eggs intentionally. "One guy said it was spicy; the other said it was flavorful," he said.
Towne could be fined $2,000 and sentenced to a year in jail on each count. His trial is to begin June 6.