The Fulton delivery turned violent after an argument outside a Bluff Street home, police say.

FULTON, Mo. — A Domino’s delivery driver was jailed after police said he struck a customer with his car during an argument over a missing tip outside a Fulton home on April 29.

Zachary Nicholus Walton, 36, of Auxvasse, faces felony charges tied to the delivery dispute, according to police and court records described in local and national reports. The case has drawn attention because investigators said an ordinary food order turned into an assault call within minutes, leaving a customer injured and Walton held without bond in Callaway County.

Officers with the Fulton Police Department were called at about 7:21 p.m. to a residence in the 500 block of Bluff Street for a report of an accident with injuries. A caller told dispatchers the person who struck the victim was a Domino’s delivery driver who had left the scene. Police said witnesses described a verbal dispute after Walton delivered food and became upset that he did not receive a tip. The argument moved from the doorway area toward the driveway, where the customer was later hit. Investigators said surveillance video captured parts of the encounter and helped officers piece together the short timeline from delivery to impact.

The probable cause account said Walton used profane and threatening language toward the customer and a witness before returning to his vehicle. Police said the vehicle had nearly backed into the road before Walton shifted forward and drove toward the customer, who was walking near the driveway. The victim was struck and ended up on the hood, according to the police account. The victim told officers he had to jump onto the hood to avoid worse injury. Police said he had visible injuries to his hand and reported pain and scrapes after the impact. His name was not released in the reports.

Investigators said Walton left the home at high speed instead of staying at the scene or contacting police. Officers later found him at a Domino’s location. Police said Walton admitted he drove toward the victim and said he did it to scare him. He also admitted leaving after the incident, according to the probable cause statement described in reports. The account said the victim was not blocking Walton from leaving when the driver moved the vehicle forward. That detail became part of the police claim that the car was used intentionally during the confrontation, not as part of an unavoidable traffic accident.

The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges after the incident, and jail records listed Walton as booked April 29. Records and reports list charges that include first-degree assault or attempted first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of an accident involving physical injury. Some public summaries described one count of each offense, while booking records described additional counts. The core allegation remained the same across the reports: police said Walton used a motor vehicle to strike a customer after a dispute over a tip and then fled before officers arrived.

Walton appeared by video for an initial court appearance on May 1 without counsel listed in the reports. A later hearing was scheduled for May 6. The probable cause statement said Walton posed a danger to the victim and the community because police believed he intentionally used the vehicle during a verbal altercation. It also cited past convictions for domestic assault and false imprisonment. Those prior cases were noted in the charging record as part of the discussion of release conditions, not as proof of guilt in the Fulton case.

The incident unfolded in Fulton, the Callaway County seat east of Jefferson City, where Bluff Street sits in a residential area with homes close enough for cameras and witnesses to become part of the record. Reports said the confrontation was recorded on video, though the full footage was not released in the accounts reviewed. Police said the video showed Walton initiating the confrontation and later leaving after the vehicle struck the victim. The reports did not say whether Domino’s had issued a public statement about Walton’s employment status after the arrest.

The case now rests on witness statements, the police interview, injury evidence and the video described by investigators. Walton is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. As of the latest reports, he remained in custody without bond while the case moved through Callaway County Circuit Court. The next major step is the court schedule tied to the felony charges filed after the April 29 delivery.

Author note: Last updated May 23, 2026.