一名美军退役陆军四星上将，日前向乔治亚州法叶维尔(Fayetteville)一家中餐馆订餐外送后，因拒绝付款并殴打外卖郎，而遭警方逮捕和控罪。

　　84岁利夫塞(William Livsey)15日晚间7时左右向乔州法叶维尔“御厨”(Royal Chef)中餐馆订购80.60元(美元，下同)的餐点餐，在外卖郎把餐点送到府后，因付款和退回餐点的问题，发生冲突。

　　法叶维尔警局局长毕特斯表示，老将军准备以销账卡付款，遭拒后，外卖郎声称中餐馆也规定不收个人支票，在外卖郎要把餐点带回时，两人发生肢体冲突，老将军动手抓外卖郎的脖子和头发，把人推挤至厨房的冰箱旁。

　　警方表示，更离谱的是当时屋内另外有两人，发现老将军与外卖郎冲突时，不仅未劝架，反而赶紧把外卖郎手中的餐点抢走，拿到桌上后立刻开始猛吃。

　　外卖郎设法脱身后，随即报警。警方至现场后，老将军承认点餐尚未付钱，并已“吃了一些”。不过，他也指控外卖郎拒收销账卡后，也推了他一下。

　　警方最后仍把老将军戴上手铐带回警局，老将军在被押上巡逻车时，仍一度反抗。毕特斯说：“他试图打一名警员，以及踢另一名警员。”还扬言要杀掉警察。

　　由于老将军年事已高，警察为以防万一，通报救护人员到场协助处理，在确认没有健康顾虑后，才把人带走。

　　利夫塞的军旅生涯战功彪炳。乔治亚州当局为表彰他为国贡献的功绩，并把该州一段公路命名为“利夫塞将军公路”。

　　已丧偶的利夫塞已被控抢劫、盗取服务、妨碍警察、简单攻击和暴力威胁等罪名。当局把释金订为1.2万元，并要求他必须接受滥用酒精的治疗。

这名退休的老将军说，这是我第一次愧对自己的祖国。他还说警察抓他的时候，甚至没有带走他的鞋子、眼镜和药品。

下面是英文原稿

A retired four-star general was no match for a four-star Chinese restaurant.

The 84-year-old grabbed a man delivering Chinese food to his Georgia home by the throat and pushed him against the refrigerator after he refused to take a check, police said.

William (Bill) Livsey, a decorated soldier who fought in the Korean and Vietnam wars, was arrested by Fayetteville police Saturday on a litany of charges tied to the bad delivery.

“It was the worst thing that happened to me in all of my life,” Livsey told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Ten cops here for one 84-year-old man.”

The Royal Chef China Bistro in Fayetteville, boasting four-star reviews on Yelp and located about 20 miles south of Atlanta, said Livsey tried to pay with his debit card, but it was declined. The general then offered a check for the $80.60 bill, police said.

Ryan Irvin, the delivery man, told Livsey the restaurant didn’t accept checks and he’d have to take back the food.

That’s when Livsey got physical, pushing Irvin against the 'fridge, police allege.

Two other people in the home took the food and began eating it on a counter as Irvin left without the meal or payment, the AJC reported.

Police were called about 7 p.m. and a confrontation ensued, with Livsey attempting to kick the arresting officer as he placed him in the police cruiser. Three officers were needed to subdue the veteran, The Citizen reported.

“It’s the first time in my life I’m ashamed to be an American,” Livsey told AJC. “They took me away without my shoes, glasses or medicine.”

Livsey, charged with theft of services, two counts of obstruction of officers, simple assault, terroristic threats and acts to robbery, was released on his own recognizance by the judge.

A highway in Georgia is named in the general's honor.