A man in Florida has been arrested after he allegedly punched a cab driver, then yelled “I’m Rick James, b*tch” and danced in the street.
The suspect,50-year-old, 6-foot-3, 300-pound Paul Kijek, shouted profanities before being arrested just two miles from his home in Clearwater, Florida. A Pinellas County arrest affidavit identified him as a white male.
Police say that according to witnesses at around 4 a.m. that Sunday morning at Back Bar and Lounge a good semaritan stopped Kijek from driving home from the venue “due to his level of intoxication.”
When a taxi arrived to pick him up, Kijek entered the vehicle, began yelling beligerantly at the driver, and punched him from the back seat. He then ran into the street doing what witnesses believe was his impersonation of comedian Dave Chappelle’s impression of Rick James.
Kijek was later arrested and charged with simple battery and released on a $600 bond.
