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A Colorado CEO is facing aggravated assault charges after he was caught on video apparently attacking a 15-year-old boy and throwing him to the floor of an In-N-Out Burger.

According to local police, the teenager accidentally spilled water on the man’s wife while he was fooling around with his friends.

“The young man approached their table to apologize when suddenly an adult male accompanying the woman grabbed him, placed both hands around his neck and back of his neck, pulled him down to the table and threw him backwards onto the floor,” a Loveland police report said.

The incident occurred on August 4. The man and his wife left the restaurant before police arrived, but witnesses identified him, and police issued a no-bail warrant for his arrest. Lucas Kalisher, 55, then turned himself in to police shortly after 10:30 p.m. on August 13.

Kalisher was charged with felony second-degree strangulation and child abuse, according to the New York Post.

He was brought to court on Wednesday.

Witnesses at In-N-Out Burger looked on in shock. In the video documenting the attack, a witness can be heard objecting, noting that the older and larger man was “bullying a child.”

Kalisher is CEO of Summit Source Funding, a private equity firm. Since the incident, he has deleted his Facebook profile and LinkedIn page.

Loveland Police issued a statement of gratitude to the public following the incident, as witnesses provided important details that led to Kalisher’s identification.

“The Loveland Police Department is very grateful for the support we have received from the community during this investigation. This is a perfect illustration of our new vision: ONE community, ONE police department, ONE team,” Police Chief Tim Doran said in a statement.