Burger King Employee Arrested for Assault Over Special OrderBurger King Employee Arrested for Assault Over Special Order At a Burger King restaurant in The Villages, an employee named Miguel Garcia, 25, was arrested for assault, battery, and driving while intoxicated after becoming enraged over a special order. According to a police report, Garcia was upset when a customer in the drive-thru requested a specific drink order. Garcia made multiple attempts to fulfill the request, but the customer’s car, causing approximately $800 in damage. When police arrived, Garcia was yelling aggressively and throwing his shoes. Officers detected the odor of alcohol on his breath, and he had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. Garcia was arrested and taken to jail. He was later released after posting $2,500 bail.
Miguel Garcia
“Have it your way” was the slogan at Burger King for years, but it didn’t work for one employee who became enraged over a special order at the fast food restaurant in The Villages.
Miguel Garcia, 25, of Lakeland, is charged with assault, battery and driving while intoxicated after he was arrested Sunday night at the Burger King on Bichara Boulevard near La Plaza Grande.
Garcia apparently became enraged when a man ordered food in the drive-thru and asked about a “specific drink order,” according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. The Burger King employee made “multiple trips” to the customer’s car in an attempt to fill the order correctly. The special order sent Garcia over the edge, and he punched the man in the face. He began banging on the hood of the man’s car, causing about $800 in damage.
The Burger King on Bichara Boulevard in The Villages.
When police arrived, Garcia began yelling, “Take me to jail.” He threw his shoes and hands up in an “aggressive” manner.
When an officer took Garcia into custody and placed him in the back of his patrol car, the “odor of an alcoholic beverage” was detected. Additionally, the Massachusetts resident had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes.
He was arrested and booked into the Lake County Jail. He was released after posting $2,500 bail.
