DoorDash driver arrested after chaos erupts over Cheescake Factory free cheesecake deal

Thursday, December 6, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. (WPVI) -- Chaos broke out over a nationwide Cheesecake Factory promotion in Virginia on Wednesday.

The restaurant chain teamed up with delivery service DoorDash to celebrate 40 years in business by giving away 40,000 slices of cheesecake.
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The high volume of orders crippled a location in Arlington.
Due to severe delays, as well as a number of parking issues outside the restaurant, a crowd of DoorDash drivers grew restless and scuffles broke out.

When police responded to the location and asked drivers to leave, one man refused.
Video taken inside the restaurant by a DoorDash driver shows police pinning a man to the ground and putting him in handcuffs.
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He's expected to be charged with disorderly conduct.

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