The 15-year-old boy who was body-slammed by an irate Colorado businessman for accidentally splashing water on his wife at an In-N-Out had to undergo mental health treatment for the terrifying ordeal, The Post has learned.
Attacker Lucas Kalisher, as part of a sweetheart plea deal he struck, had to pay his teen victim $207 for treatment he sought after the viral, caught-on-video assault at the fast food joint in Loveland, Colo., on Aug. 4, 2024.
Kalisher — the ex-CEO of Boulder-based private equity firm Summit Source Funding — was sentenced by Larimer County Judge Carroll Michelle Brinegar on Monday to 30 months’ probation, an anger management exam and treatment, and 120 hours of community service.
Lucas Kalisher has to pay the teen he attacked for the cost of the mental health treatment he sought after the viral, caught-on-video assault. Facebook / Domonique Alire
He was also ordered to write the teenager an apology letter and continue to pay for any additional mental health treatment he may seek, a spokesperson with the Larimer County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to The Post.
Kalisher was charged with class four felony second-degree assault with strangulation and misdemeanor child abuse and faced up to six years behind bars if he was convicted at trial.
But he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, a class five felony, Monday. And if he doesn’t stay out of trouble, he could land in jail for three years.
DA spokesperson Kylie Massman said the victim and his parents met with the DA’s office several times before the plea and gave it their stamp of approval.
Lucas Kalisher received no jail time under the terms of his plea agreement from Monday. Larimer County Sheriff’s Office
“They were consulted and were in full agreement with going forward with that,” Massman said.
During the incident, the teen was playing around with two pals, splashing water, when he accidentally got some on Kalisher’s wife. The boy went over to apologize to the woman when Kalisher accosted him, putting him in a chokehold and flinging him backward onto the floor.
Kalisher will also pay for any other treatment the teenager might seek. Facebook / Domonique Alire
“You don’t treat a lady that way,” Kalisher said.
Other patrons in the restaurant told Kalisher he shouldn’t be “picking on a kid like that.”
He and his wife left the joint, but Kalisher turned himself in to the cops that night.
The teen accidentally splashed water on Kalisher’s wife, prompting his assault. Facebook / Lucas Kalisher
In April 2025, he pleaded not guilty and was released on $75,000 bond.
Kalisher’s criminal defense attorney didn’t immediately return a request for comment.