BenchWarmers Tavern & Grill CEO files theft complaint

Aug. 2, 20102:26 p.m.

WICHITA — The Boulder Daily Camera updated the story on BenchWarmers Tavern & Grill CEO Kevin Foote.

Foote filed a theft complaint from the Boulder County Jail Sunday alleging that vendors and some former employees took sports memorabilia, televisions and pictures from his restaurants, which he says some company officials directed them to do in lieu of pay.

The Erie, Colo., police department is checking to see if Foote has grounds to make the complaint since he’s listed as an employee — not an owner — in the business.

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BenchWarmers Tavern & Grill CEO arrested; fate of planned Wichita sites is unclear

Aug. 2, 201011:13 a.m.

WICHITA — In June, a BenchWarmers Tavern & Grill spokeswoman told Have You Heard? that CEO Kevin Foote helps set the business apart because he’s an executive chef.

He’s setting BenchWarmers apart for a new reason now.

According to newspapers in Colorado, where the chain is based, Foote was arrested last week on suspicion of a parole violation.

BenchWarmers signed a lease for the former Highlands Gastropub and Cardroom at 3731 N. Rock Road and had at least one more site planned for Wichita.

The Boulder Daily Camera quoted a Colorado Department of Corrections spokeswoman as saying Foote, 47, was arrested Wednesday for not telling his parole officers that he works around liquor and financial records.

The newspaper reports that for a 10-year period ending in 2003, Foote was arrested in Colorado about a dozen times on suspicions of various crimes, such as larceny, theft and fraud.

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