He wanted to have his way.
A Georgia sheriff was so upset that Burger King botched his order that he called for backup.
Newly released body camera footage shows Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens eating an extra-large piece of beef at a fast food restaurant. The report said top cops were seen sending agents into the restaurant after a staff member allegedly made a mistake with the order. Reported by WSB-TV News.
Three police officers were dispatched to the scene with lights flashing and sirens blaring.
“Hey, I have a favor to ask you,” Owens tells the deputy as he sits in his truck in the parking lot of a local fast-food restaurant. “All you need to get is the owner name or manager of the owner of this damn facility.
“I wanted it [to get his female passenger] Whopper, it's not mayonnaise, it's cut in half, right? ” he said. “I don't have to give my money back anymore. I have to find out who owns this place so I can file an official complaint.”
Officers were seen approaching the restaurant, where an irate Burger King employee locked the door and had to persuade officers to let him in.
“Nobody's in trouble. We just want to collect some names,” one of the vice managers told the assistant manager. “That guy over there is going to file a complaint about his food.”
The incident, which occurred on March 4, 2023, came to light in the midst of Owen's re-election bid last week, with sheriff's challenger David Cavender releasing three body camera videos on Friday. Posted online.
“I think this is an abuse of power,” Cavender spokesman Mike Donderinger told WSB.
“The sheriff was so cavalier in this matter, putting the public at risk by having the sheriff turn on his lights and siren, and using his own agents to get information from a business owner who clearly could have followed up.” I was shocked that they would risk it for another day,'' Donderinger added.
Meanwhile, Owens told the outlet that this was nothing more than a business dispute.
“I was not in uniform and did not identify myself as a member of the law enforcement community at any point during my interaction with the officer,” the sheriff said.
“At no time have I expressed my position, nor have I expressed my position to any other person who called me regarding a business dispute that they did not do, did not do, or would not do. We have never asked our responders to do anything like that,” Owens said. “As a command sergeant, as a major with the Cobb Police Department, and as a sheriff, I have always strived to build confidence and trust in my leadership.
“My fellow citizens and residents, it is clear that we need to do more, and I pledge to do so,” he added. : Anything that takes away from that mission is a distraction, and for that I am deeply sorry, Owens said.
