JENSEN BEACH — A spat over sauce on lo mein noodles helped land a 32-year-old man behind bars, according to an affidavit.

Thomas Queiruga, of the 900 block of Northwest Leonardo Circle in Port St. Lucie, was arrested Sept. 3 on a battery charge after the incident at Mikata Buffet in Jensen Beach.

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The man identified as the victim told a Martin County Sheriff’s deputy that a man struck him “after an argument over sauce on his lo mein noodles,” the affidavit states.

The man accused in the lo mein meltdown reportedly left in a Lincoln Navigator with dark rims.

A deputy found the vehicle and spoke with Queiruga. He stated he was with his family at Mikata Buffet and “approached the stir fry section with lo mein and asked the cook for a non-spicy sauce,” the affidavit states.

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Queiruga reported a man from behind the counter ran screaming at him.

He said the man demanded he leave the restaurant and grabbed his arm. Queiruga said when the man grabbed his arm he slapped the man’s hand away and left with his family.

Witnesses told deputies the victim was on the phone and told Queiruga to leave when Queiruga slapped him in the face.

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Queiruga was arrested and taken to the Martin County jail, where it’s unclear whether lo mein noodles are on the menu.