A Denver police officer has been suspended after allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald's restaurant in Aurora after his order took too long to fill.
Aurora police confirmed the CBS4 investigation saying the incident occurred May 21 at the McDonald's at 18181 East Hampden Avenue.
A spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department said they plan to present the case -- now classified as a felony menacing incident -- to the Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office Thursday for possible filing of criminal charges.
Sources familiar with the case, and the fast food worker's account of what happened, say two off-duty Denver police officers placed an order from their car in the early morning hours of May 21. But once at the drive through window, the employee said the men became agitated and angry at how long their food was taking. The men thought they were being ignored, according to contacts familiar with the worker's account. The male clerk then said one of the officer's flashed his police badge and pointed a pistol through the drive through window in a threatening manner, before driving off without paying.
Both officers are assigned to Denver International Airport although only one has been placed on administrative leave with pay, pending the outcome of the case.
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Let's face it: Haven't we all wanted to do this at one time or another?
ReplyDeleteI want to do it every morning ... on the staten island ferry (to those who talk too loud on their cellphones) ... on the #1 train (to those who haven't used a mouthwash in the last 7 years) ... on the shuttle to Grand Central (to those who insist on walking between two lines of people who were obviously waiting for a train to pull in but they want to be first on) ... then at Grand Central again when people refuse to yield and instead put their heads down and make believe they can't see you (in my case, a 321 pound mirage?) ... then it's the lawyers who instead of saying "good morning" or "fuck you" look at you like wood ...
ReplyDeleteI can go on, but these things only handle 4,000 or so characters.
But this, essentially, is why I'm very pro gun control (in New York) ...