Tacos or death, sword-wielding robber demands

Adam Kramer, 28, has been charged with aggravated robbery and remains in the Bexar County Jail with a bail amount of $50,000. Adam Kramer, 28, has been charged with aggravated robbery and remains in the Bexar County Jail with a bail amount of $50,000. Photo: Courtesy Photo / Bexar County Sheriff's Office Photo: Courtesy Photo / Bexar County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Tacos or death, sword-wielding robber demands 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio man threatened a waitress with a sword he had holstered on his waist last week after he was told he would indeed have to pay for the tacos he ordered at a South Side restaurant, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Adam Kramer, 28, has been charged with aggravated robbery and remains in the Bexar County Jail with a bail amount of $50,000.

Kramer ordered six tacos at Alondras De Jalisco on South Loop 1604 at about 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 2, according to documents released Friday. When the waitress told Kramer how much he owed, he responded that he was going to take them for free, officials said.

When the waitress told Kramer that he had to pay for his food, he allegedly started sliding what is described as a large sword in and out of a black sheath on his waist, the affidavit says.

The waitress asked the cook to come talk with Kramer, who left the building when the phone rang, according to the affidavit. Kramer went to his vehicle before walking back to the restaurant, still allegedly carrying the large sword, so the waitress locked the door, documents state.

“Mr. Kramer was yelling that he wanted his free tacos or somebody was going to die,” the affidavit says.

Kramer eventually drove out of the parking lot in a black Toyota truck, according to authorities. He was picked up by Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputies the next day on a separate charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The waitress was able to pick out Kramer's photograph from a lineup and also identified the sword, documents state.

Kramer is also facing a third charge, for attempted robbery, according to records.