Potato Chip Dispute Leads to Drunk Man Threatening to ‘Blow Up’ Hotel, Police Say

Police in Nashville say an argument about potato chips resulted in an arrest. (Photo: Alena Shekhovtcova/Pexels)

On Wednesday, a drunk man was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, after threatening to “blow up” a Marriott Hotel, WSMV 4 reported. According to the report, police said the threat arose following a dispute about bags of potato chips.

Ryan Abdelqadar was charged with burglary, assault and public intoxication after entering a restricted area of the hotel and taking bags of potato chips, per WSMV 4. When confronted, Abdelqadar pushed the security guard, adding in that he was going to “blow up the hotel and shoot the security guard,” reported WSMV 4.

According to the report, when Abdelqadar was arrested, police found two bags of chips from the hotel with him.

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Candie Getgen is an editor and the database manager for The Daily Pour. Before immersing herself in the world of spirits journalism, Candie has been many things: a bartender, a literary journal editor, an English teacher — and even a poet. Candie has a passion for gin and shares it with the world in hopes of helping others fall in love with it, too (if they haven't already!). When not writing, Candie enjoys sipping a Negroni while drawing or relaxing by the pool with a campy mystery novel.