DONKEY: Man Jailed After Choking Co-Worker Over Promotion

Summary

The Breakfast Club – Donkey of the Day:

"Man Jailed After Choking Co-Worker Over Promotion"

Date: June 11, 2026
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on Charlamagne Tha God’s signature "Donkey of the Day" segment, where he spotlights a 32-year-old Missouri man, Javon Mallory, who was jailed after a violent attack on a female co-worker over a missed promotion. Charlamagne discusses the incident, reflects on broader issues of violence, rehabilitation, and mental health, and delivers his usual blend of sharp critique and signature humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introduction of Donkey of the Day ([02:22])

• Charlamagne introduces the segment, emphasizing the problem with people who "bite their tongue" to avoid offending others.
• Theme: Some actions cannot just be excused or hidden—certain behaviors demand public accountability.

2. The Incident: Javon Mallory’s Violent Attack ([02:35]–[06:13])

• Details of the Event:
  • Javon Mallory attacked and tried to strangle a female coworker at McAlister’s Deli after losing out on a promotion.
  • He locked the office, told the victim he was going to kill her, and choked her until she went limp.
  • A manager intervened, stopped the attack, and barricaded Javon until police arrived.
  • Mallory confessed that he would have killed her if not stopped.
• Charlamagne's Analysis:
  • Emphasizes the need for ongoing mental health resources for individuals with histories of violence.
  • Criticizes the "all together" approach in society, referencing how, in the past, people were separated based on behavioral needs.

3. Javon's Violent History ([04:30]–[05:08])

• Mallory has a violent past: in 2014, he pled guilty to assault after strangling a woman at Merrimack Community College.
• He served 10 years in prison before the current incident.
• Charlamagne asserts some people need lifelong supervision, therapy, and structured environments.

4. Critique of Mallory’s Behavior and Responsibility ([06:13]–[08:50])

• Criticizes Mallory's violent response to not getting a promotion—"You need better conflict resolution skills…with yourself."

• Points out the irrationality of his anger at the promoted coworker, rather than management.

• Charlamagne’s Signature Analogy: Jokingly theorizes on Mallory’s supposed motivations and makes an over-the-top, satirical sexual reference—mocking both his behavior and attempts at manipulating his way to the top.

  • Notable Quote:

    "Based off your reaction to this situation, Javon, McAlister's Deli absolutely made the right choice by not promoting you." (06:16)

• Recommends that violent individuals such as Mallory be kept away from broader society, highlighting the danger he poses.

  • Notable Quote:

    "A man that will attempt to kill you over a sandwich is a man that can't be trusted to walk in this general population we call society." (08:48)

5. The Hamiltones Jingle & Closing of Segment ([08:51])

• Charlamagne closes Donkey of the Day with the traditional "Hamiltones" jingle for notable wrongdoers.

6. Lighthearted Banter Transition ([09:07]–[09:51])

• The hosts briefly joke about dirty socks, providing a brief moment of levity after a heavy topic.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Society's Approach to Violent Individuals:

  "Some people need therapy and an exorcism. Some people need God and medication..." – Charlamagne (03:10)

• On the Past vs. Today:

  "When we was in school they had kids separated... Now we just all out here in this world together and we might not be supposed to be." – Charlamagne (03:43)

• Expert Satire:

  "You love a spicy penis melt, okay, roasted penis with pepper jack, avocado and some support." – Charlamagne (07:00)
  (Part of Charlamagne’s satirical riff on Mallory's supposed motivations.)

• On Who Should Get the Blame:

  "Take your grievances to the person who gave the promotion." – Charlamagne (06:24)

• Summary of Donkey’s Actions:

  "You did a bunch of things wrong." – Charlamagne (09:02)

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Important Timestamps

• [02:22] – Donkey of the Day segment begins
• [02:35] – Charlamagne names Javon Mallory as Donkey of the Day
• [05:08] – News report on the attack
• [06:13] – Charlamagne explains why Mallory's violent behavior disqualifies him from promotion or freedom
• [08:51] – Hamiltones “Donkey of the Day” jingle plays
• [09:07] – Hosts joke about dirty socks, segueing to lighter topics

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Summary

This episode’s Donkey of the Day spotlights both an individual act of workplace violence and the broader societal failings in handling repeat offenders and mental health crises. Charlamagne uses Mallory’s shocking attack as a launching pad to discuss issues of rehabilitation, safety, and the difficulty of integrating those with violent histories into society. True to form, he mixes serious social commentary with biting humor and memorable, albeit provocative, analogies.

For listeners, the episode serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of ignoring violent tendencies and the need for appropriate interventions—delivered with the Breakfast Club’s trademark blend of irreverence and insight.

Transcript

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[Charlamagne Tha God (Donkey of the Day Segment)]

it's time for donkey of the day there's a bunch of donkeys out here in these streets how to make donkey of the day called donkey of the day it really caught me off guard we live a life where we bite our tongue based off who we may offend we never would

[Charlamagne Tha God]

say anything charlamagne give it to him

[Charlamagne Tha God (Donkey of the Day Segment)]

give it to him you are a donkey that is why charlamagne is here some donkey today just saw themselves on the breakfast club okay charlemagne who you giving donkey of the day to today donkey of the day for thursday june eleventh goes to a thirty two year old missouri man named javon mallory okay javon was arrested on tuesday after police were called to mcalister's deli restaurant because that used to be javon's place of employment i don't think i've ever eaten at a mcalister's deli i see them all the time but that's not that's just not where i go to get a handcrafted sandwich okay now they have prisons for a reason okay i know a lot of prison abolitionists want to close prisons to build community but i seriously doubt you want individuals like javon mallory in your community see i believe in rehabilitation but i also know that some people simply can't be rehabilitated okay some people need therapy and an exorcism some people need god and medication and we so often don't have the mental health resources we need especially for violent you know people all right violent criminals all right people who have a history of violence if they're going to be a part of our communities you know they need ongoing based they need ongoing community based mental health treatment okay they need constant psychiatric care and they need housing support okay there should be housing support for adults with serious mental health issues especially if they have the potential to get violent okay now there's a post that goes around on social media pretty often and it's something that those of us born in the nineteen hundreds really understand see when we was in school they had kids separated right you had your honors classes you had your regular classes and you had your slow classes all right they had their own buses their own trailers in the back they ate lunch at a different time but see the problem is now we just all out here in this world together and we might not be supposed to be okay we might not supposed to be all right i hate to be the bearer of bad news but some people should be under psychiatric care in a facility forever some people need to be in prison forever and i'm pretty sure javon mallory is one of those people okay see back in twenty fourteen javon pled guilty to assault in connection with the strangulation of a woman in the bathroom of merrimack community college he was sentenced to ten years in prison it is now twenty twenty six jav javon is working in mcallister's deli and javon wanted a promotion well he didn't get said promotion another employee did and since javon didn't get the promotion he decided to do what he clearly does best and that's resort to violence let's go to nbc five for the

[News Reporter]

report please he was enraged over a lost promotion bridgeton police say a man choked his co worker at mcallister's deli and confessed he intended to kill her javon mallory is behind bars tonight for the chilling attack yesterday morning bridgeton police say javon mallory came in to the mcallister deli on saint charles rock road he was there to confront a coworker because she got promoted and he didn't police say he locked the door told the victim he was going to kill her grabbed her neck and started choking her investigators say he wrestled her to the floor strangling her until she went limp but a manager unlocked the office stopped him barricading him inside until police arrived mallory told police he would have killed her if the manager hadn't intervened thirteen years ago a similar incident happened when mallory was eighteen he attacked a fellow student at saint louis community college's merrimack campus blythe group a spoke with five on her side saying she was in the bathroom washing her hands when mallory came out from behind a door and started choking her an employee ran in and stopped the attack now jess

[Charlamagne Tha God (Donkey of the Day Segment)]

you don't think he used to bite people in school yes i do that's how you can identify that behavior because you used to do it now listen i'm not the highest grade of weeding in the dispensary but based off your reaction to this situation javon mcallister deli absolutely made the right choice by not promoting you okay you need better conflict resolution skills but not with other people with yourself okay you didn't get the promotion that has nothing to do with the young lady you decided to strangle okay choking her out threatening the killer was not going to cause you to then get promoted okay that blessing of a promotion just wasn't for you and why be mad at the person who got promoted take your grievances to the person who gave a promotion but i have a theory i have a theory javon you like to taste the penis what yes sir yes sir you love a spicy penis melt okay roasted penis with pepper jack avocado and some support put that mug shot up on netflix okay look look look look ain't his bottom lip giving zesty yeah you know his face says you find fellatio flavorful and i believe you thought that you could god dang it i'd be forgetting we on the ring suck gamecock to get to the top okay all right okay all right and i think he actually did i think he did and still didn't get promoted so you mad because you can't believe you had to do what this young woman didn't have to do and she got the promotion and you didn't oh what a tangled web we weave when you're a man with a mean basket weave ok javon was charged with assault and burglary he is still in custody at the saint louis county justice center where he is being held on a half a million dollar cash bond five hundred thousand cash hey saint louis county justice center keep him okay that's what justice would be in this situation keeping him he is a violent criminal who already did ten years for strangling a woman and just tried to kill another woman all because he didn't get a promotion at mcallister's deli a man that will attempt to kill you over a sandwich is a man that can't be trusted to walk in this general population we call society please give javon mallory the sweet sounds of the hamiltones oh now you are the donkey of the day you are the donkey of the day why you making that face you hungry all right did something wrong i'm talking to well

[Charlamagne Tha God]

you you did a bunch of things wrong but you do you've been doing

[Charlamagne Tha God (Donkey of the Day Segment)]

radio too long to be saying some of the stuff that you mean to man god damn it no guys what

[Charlamagne Tha God]

is that on the bottom of your

[Charlamagne Tha God (Donkey of the Day Segment)]

shoe is that a hole i don't have on shoes that's not a hole right on the sock let's start and i don't have on sh all right

[Charlamagne Tha God]

you got socks on is that a

[Charlamagne Tha God (Donkey of the Day Segment)]

hole on the sock no it's just dirt they dirty they dirty oh i did wear these yesterday i think i did step on the porch at some point with these on you don't put on new socks every day i didn't i didn't i didn't feel like it this morning that's a nice you know what you know what whatever whatever i'm

[Charlamagne Tha God]

not even gonna judge you all right

[Charlamagne Tha God (Donkey of the Day Segment)]

i took a shower this morning though and you put on dirty socks i will wash it was just there it was okay it's okay okay that keeps them humble you worried about the wrong thing all right well all right up

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[Charlamagne Tha God (Donkey of the Day Segment)]

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