SANFORD, Fla. – Police arrested a McDonald’s restaurant employee for allegedly pulling a knife on a customer and telling him, “You can die today,” during a dispute over missing French fries.
Michael Benson, 23, was taken into custody on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, police records show.
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Sanford Police were called to a disturbance at the McDonald’s on French Avenue just after midnight Sunday.
The customer told officers he had initially gone through the drive-thru and ordered a meal but soon realized the fries and drink were missing.
After going inside to complain about the incomplete order, the customer said he and a restaurant manager got into a “heated argument,” police records state.
The manager eventually walked away to correct the order, the customer said.
Benson told police he became involved in the argument after the customer struck the counter with his hand and yelled obscenities.
“(Benson) stated that due to previous experiences and because (the customer) was larger than him, he felt threatened,” the police report states. “(Benson) stated at that point he lifted his shirt, and when (the customer) asked what he had, he removed a knife and told him, ‘You can die today’.”
The customer told police he and Benson continued to argue until he eventually received his food and left the restaurant.
Police recovered the knife from the manager and collected it as evidence, records show.
Benson, who was days away from completing a yearlong probation stemming from an unrelated battery conviction, is being held without bond at Seminole County Jail.