The man was arrested after being accused of refusing to leave a Yard House in Boca Raton, Fla. on Nov. 2

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• Boca Raton, Fla. police say a man named Tony Lessa refused to leave a Yard House after a manager’s request
• The 41-year-old was accused of using profanity and accosting other restaurant patrons
• He was arrested for trespass after warning and charged with resisting an officer without violence

A Florida man has been arrested after being accused of refusing to leave a restaurant. 

Tony Lessa, 41, was arrested on allegations of trespassing and becoming aggressive with a manager at a Yard House in Boca Raton, Fla. on Nov. 2, according to an incident report obtained by PEOPLE.

An officer responded to a trespassing complaint at the restaurant around 10:30 p.m., per the report, as a manager claimed Lessa was “creating a disturbance and refusing to leave the premises.”

When police arrived, the Yard House manager told the officer that Lessa was allegedly “accosting other patrons” and using profane language, as well as “directing vulgar language toward her.”

The manager also claimed Lessa became aggressive toward her when she told him to leave, and he did not comply with the request, per the report.

After the officer told Lessa he was being formally trespassed, Lessa allegedly acknowledged the request from the restaurant but did not leave.

According to the report, he then approached the officer and made contact with his hand, the officer said. The report added that the officer instructed Lessa to step back and put his hand on his chest. 

“Lessa intentionally struck my hand with an open hand,” the officer said, adding that Lessa then resisted arrest by “bracing, tensing, and pulling both arms away.”

The officer then handcuffed Lessa after taking him to the ground, the report said. 

Lessa was arrested on allegations of trespassing after warning and was also charged with resisting an officer without violence, per the report.

PEOPLE reached out to Yard House for comment and did not immediately hear back.

The California-inspired fast casual restaurant chain, which has locations throughout the U.S., features a wide selection of beer offerings and food items like chicken wings, burgers and steak, according to its website. 

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