Florida Attorney Arrested After Allegedly Going Ballistic in Prime Rib Buffet Line

Do not get between a man and his meat.

When two girls cut Mark Roher in line for the carving station at a wedding at Boca Lago Country Club on Saturday, January 18, the South Florida attorney flew into a rage.

The 52-year-old confronted the man who'd allowed his daughter and another young girl to join him in line and chaos ensued, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office police report.

"The slimmer man ignored the man yelling at him and did not respond," the police report reads. "Without provocation, the large, bald man struck the slimmer man on the head with a dinner plate. From thereon, a melee began between a large number of the wedding guests."

An employee at the southwest Palm Beach County country club told police that Roher walked up to the man and hit him on the head with a plate after he ignored him. "[She] confirmed that the plate had shattered and that [Roher] pushed the victim and was holding him by the collar," the report states.

During his police interview, Roher confirmed that he was upset that he was cut in line and got into an argument before pushing the victim. However, he denied that he hit the man on the head with a plate. He also revealed that event was a "dry party," meaning no alcohol was served and he had not had anything to drink.

In other words, Roher was hangry and simply wanted his meat.

"[Roher] also informed me that had several injuries of where he was grabbed and escorted away," the officer wrote in the report. "He mentioned that he was hit in the face, underarm, and shin."

While the police report does not specify the cuisine Roher had queued up for, witnesses told BocaNewsNow.com that the fight occurred in the prime rib line.

Roher was arrested and charged with felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He is an attorney at his own boutique law firm specializing in bankruptcy, commercial litigation, business disputes, and collections.

In the meantime, Roher won't be standing in line for prime rib from the Boca Lago carving station anytime soon. He and his wife both received trespassing warnings and cannot return to the country club for a year.