It’s bad enough that a disgruntled customer at an Ohio Burger King pointed a gun at an employee on Easter Sunday, threatened to kill him and called him a racial slur.
But things actually escalated when an employee at the Willowick restaurant drive-thru told them he was facing charges. few More money than he thought he would have to pay.
What are the details?
Surveillance video shows the suspect getting out of the car, pulling out a gun and pointing it at the drive-thru window. WOIO-TV reported.
The department also said it spoke exclusively with the suspect’s target, 38-year-old Burger King employee Howard Vernon.
“Would someone do something like that, just to flip it around like that when I’m trying to give you a favorable deal? Yes, I mean scary,” Vernon told WOIO.
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“I was taking this person’s order and he ordered two sausage, egg and cheese croissants and a sausage biscuit. [a] It was hash browns,” Vernon said at the station. “The order went up to $8…and he said, ‘There’s no way my order could be wrong.’ It should have been about $11.’I’m giving him a promotion.” I was trying to explain it to him and he said, “It’s cheaper.” ”
Apparently, its low price really piqued interest.
“He started swearing and yelling and I was like, ‘I don’t know what to say, I don’t know why I want to pay more,'” Vernon noted to WOIO. .
Vernon added that the customer sped away, but stopped a minute later while Vernon helped another customer, who in turn pointed a gun at Vernon. Vernon also told WOIO that the suspect threatened to kill her and called her racial slurs.
“The whole time, I was just like, ‘If you’re going to do it, do it…I’m not going to run away. You’re not going to scare me or anything like that. I’m just going to do what I have to do.’ Vernon told police he was concerned that the suspect had put his arm on top of an elderly woman’s car and was pointing a gun at her. added. Through.
“He could have given her a heart attack…” Vernon told WOIO.
Police said the incident occurred around 9 a.m. at the Burger King on Vine Street, where the suspect, who police are currently searching for, was driving a gray Honda and was wearing a gray sweatshirt and hat. That’s what it means. The department urged anyone who recognizes the suspect to contact police.
“After all, are you that angry that you’re going to put a gun in someone’s face when you’re talking about eating a bread and sausage sandwich at 9 a.m. on Easter?” Vernon told WOIO. . In hindsight, I felt like I was kind of upset… It’s really crazy… What if he shot me and killed me and, you know, I have 10 kids. If it were me I would have left all the kids and left…I don’t understand why people are so angry here at 9am. ”
Vernon has not returned to work at Burger King since the incident, but plans to return, the department said.
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