Kelvin Watson and the victim got into an argument over wearing a mask during the COVID pandemic in May 2020.ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for shooting and seriously injuring a Waffle House cook in 2020.
He went inside the restaurant to place an order but was not wearing a mask and was asked to leave by staff, the DA's office said.A waitress told investigators Watson left the Waffle House and returned with a mask but would not wear it, the DA's office said. Staff asked Watson to leave again and that's when, according to the waitress, Watson pulled a gun and threatened to shoot the cook.
Just after midnight May 15, police were called to the Waffle House for a shooting. When officers arrived, they found the cook, who had been threatened the day prior, shot in stomach.