ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A night at the movies turned into chaos after deputies say an intoxicated moviegoer ran screaming through an auditorium and slammed through an emergency exit, causing thousands in damage.
Deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office say they responded to the Regal Cinema after reports of a disturbance unfolding inside. Staff at the movie theater told deputies that a heavily intoxicated young man, later identified as 21-year-old Nickolas Vanderplate of Loxahatchee, had lost control near the bar, leaning on another guest to stay upright, knocking over his drink, and slurring his words.
When theater management attempted to offer assistance, the situation reportedly spiraled out of control. Vanderplate took off running across the lobby, slipping and crashing into a wall. He then burst into auditorium two, where he reportedly began screaming and causing a scene right in front of the movie screen while frantically “searching for a vape”…