Marine vet terrorizes coworkers by slicing apple with Ka-Bar
ARLINGTON, Va. — Former Marine Capt. Jen Becker terrified coworkers at the insurance firm where she worked Tuesday by pulling out a Ka-Bar to slice an apple at her desk. Given the lunch-hour timing of the incident, few people were around to see the fruit slicing, but according to some, the action was intense
Co-worker Tim Smith said he saw the whole thing.
"She grabbed an apple and then pulled out this machete from her bag and started chopping away. I didn't know what to do!" according to Smith.
Smith said three fellow employees pulled him into a utility closet, where they sheltered in place and called building security.
"It's just a pocket knife! I just wanted a healthy snack," Becker pleaded as she was escorted out of the building shortly afterward.
Becker had recently left active duty to get a civilian job because she wanted to spend more time with her family and enjoy “normal working hours, like 9-5 instead of 0500 to 1800,” she said.
It didn't quite work out like she planned, however. …
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