The man accused of throwing hot coffee on a Donut shop worker turned himself in on Monday.
Tuesday morning, David Timbers was out of custody after posting 10 percent of $25,000 bail. The 52-year-old covered his head with a hoodie and held an umbrella as he left police headquarters around 10 a.m.
He wasn't happy to see NBC10 cameras waiting for him as he walked out with another man.
"You all harassing me like this? Go and find yourselves some real stories," Timbers said to NBC10's Byron Scott.
Timbers didn't address the allegations that he is the man seen in surveillance video throwing hot coffee on an employee at a Fresh Donuts shop on Lancaster Avenue in the Mantua section of the city last week.
"Talk to my attorney," Timbers said.
Timbers, of the 3700 block of Haverford Avenue, was arraigned at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday on several charges including aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person, according to court documents.
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On surveillance video released by police, you hear a man arguing with a woman behind the counter over his food order. She wants him to pay but he claims he already paid. During the argument, he reaches over the counter, grabs a hot coffee out of her hand, throws it on her and says, "take that!" You can hear her screaming on the surveillance video.
**WARNING ** There is some graphic language used in the video.
The incident happened last Tuesday, around 11:05 a.m. Workers at the donut shop told NBC10's Doug Shimell that the angry customer as well as the other man he was with, are regular customers.
The victim, 27-year-old Sukia Luy, spoke to Shimell after returning to work. She said she was still in a lot of pain -- her left arm bandaged.
Police tell NBC10 Timbers turned himself in Monday. Timbers' sister, Casey Timbers, spoke exclusively to NBC10 after her brother's arrest.
"He's upset, he was actually, literally, crying after this incident occurred, saying he couldn't believe what he did," said Casey.
After video of the incident aired on NBC10, Casey claims she contacted her brother and told him to turn himself in.
"He was scared to come forward of course without an attorney present," she said. "He said, 'I really screwed up, I was upset.' He was upset about things. He hadn't been taking his medication."
Timbers tells NBC10 her brother suffers from a post-traumatic stress disorder and had heart surgery less than a year ago. While she’s unsure if any of that played a role in her brother’s actions, she claims the man in the video is not the loving father and grandfather she knows. Timbers also says she feels terrible for the victim and hopes she recovers soon.
“I can only say that I apologize for my brother and relay the message that he is very sorry.”
Court records show that David Timbers has been in trouble with the law before including being found guilty of theft in 1998 and being found guilty of assault also that year.
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