Casharra Brown allegedly throwing hot coffee on a McDonald’s manager in Michigan (Buena Vista Township Police Department).
A McDonald’s manager in Michigan who had a piping hot cup of coffee hurled at her by a customer told cops the woman did it after her breakfast order was messed up, according to police officials.
“Probably could’ve been settled a little bit different,” Buena Vista Township Police Detective Russ Pahssen told local CBS affiliate WNEM on Monday, roughly a week after cellphone footage of the alleged incident went viral.
“Catch that hot a— coffee!” suspect Casharra Brown allegedly says on video.
“F— you, b—!” Brown allegedly adds.
The Buena Vista Police Department shared video of the alleged attack on its Facebook page, where it asked for the public’s help in identifying Brown. Dozens of tips came in and an arrest warrant was issued for Brown last week, according to police.
She was still being sought as of Tuesday evening.
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“We will be requesting that she gets jail time out of this,” Pahssen told WNEM.
The manager allegedly told police that the female customer had ordered some breakfast sandwiches and coffee on the McDonald’s app. She came in to try and get a refund, the manager says, despite there being no name given on the app.
“It was just left blank,” Pahssen recounted, noting how a dispute broke out.
“The lady came in and tried to return two sandwiches,” the detective alleged. “She wasn’t happy about the breakfast sandwiches, and that’s when they continued to argue. And next thing you know coffee was being thrown.”
Pahssen said the employee suffered minor injuries, leading to a misdemeanor assault and battery warrant being obtained for Brown’s arrest. He told WNEM that he had never seen a case like this in his 22 years as a law enforcement officer.
“Once it goes through the court system, we’ll see what happens when she goes to court,” Pahssen said. “But we will be requesting that she gets some jail time out of this.”
