Fla. man pokes girlfriend in eye after she brings him wrong birthday breakfast

Police say James Irving angry after girlfriend brought him waffles instead of pancakes

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A fight about a Florida man's birthday breakfast landed him in jail after police said he poked his girlfriend in the eye.

James Irving, 44, was arrested Sunday after he got into a fight with his live-in girlfriend about the breakfast she gave him, police told The Gainesville Sun.

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Irving wanted pancakes but instead got waffles, police said.

Upset, Irving poked his girlfriend in the eye, leading to his arrest on a misdemeanor battery charge.

Irving's bond was set at $5,000.

A spokeswoman for the Alachua County Sheriff's Office said jail inmates are served fruit, grits, sausage, bread and butter for breakfast.

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