Angry Virginia wife allegedly gets husband to disembowel pizza worker over ‘botched’ order

Angry Virginia wife allegedly gets husband to disembowel pizza worker over ‘botched’ order
The victim – a worker at Mod Pizza – was left with his intestines hanging out after getting into an argument with a furious customer over botched’ order in Norfolk, Virginia

A Virginia woman, angry over a “botched” pizza order, allegedly told her husband to stab and disembowel a pizza worker she was arguing with.

According to police reports, Catherine Harper, 45, told her husband, Corey Harper, 47, to “handle the situation,” during a phone call after a dispute with a 24-year-old worker at Mod Pizza, in Norfolk, Virginia.

Court documents obtained by local NBC affiliate WAVY detail the horrific mid-day attack, which reportedly stemmed from a “botched order” at the Seattle-based pizza chain. “The Victim was stabbed several times, in the back, in the front, and one long cut across the torso exposing the Victim’s intestines,” reads a November 18 filing. The document also states that “[Corey Harper] and wife left the scene.”

Following their arraignment, a judge in Norfolk General District Court ordered the couple to be held without bond on Monday.

Case records reveal Corey Harper is facing felony charges of malicious wounding and brandishing a firearm, while his wife is charged with conspiracy to commit malicious wounding. The couple is due to appear in court again on January 1. Mod Pizza released a statement to WAVY on Monday, expressing their dismay over the victim’s near-death experience, especially over a “botched order.”

“We were dismayed to learn about an argument inside our Norfolk-area Lake Wright restaurant involving one of our employees and two guests,” a spokesperson for the chain said. “The altercation resulted in one of our MOD squad members being hospitalized and the arrest of one of the guests. Please understand this is an active investigation and we are cooperating with the local police. While our team member recuperates in the hospital, we are conducting our due diligence and will make a well-thought-out decision about this situation. MOD Pizza has zero tolerance for behavior that escalates conflicts, whether initiated by a guest or a team member.”

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