Tommy Zman Fired From Famous Smoke Shop (Update)
Cigar personality Thomas Zarzecki Jr., better known as Tommy Zman, was arrested on charges of making terroristic threats and harassment after he was fired from Famous Smoke Shop.
According to Lehigh Valley Live, Zarzecki was fired on Wednesday. On Friday, he allegedly texted another Famous employee stating that he would return to the retailer and shoot everyone at the retailer with an AK-47. He was arrested and then released on $20,000 bond. According to the report, Zarzecki confirmed he sent the message.
Zarzecki worked as a sort of in-house content producer for Famous appearing in advertisements, the brand’s social media and its Cigar Advisor publication.
His LinkedIn page indicates he worked for Famous since March 2013.
Update (Nov. 7, 2021) — On June 15, 2021, Judge Anthony S. Beltrami granted a motion to dismiss the charges against Zarzecki.
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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