'Shoot this s— up': Florida man threatens McDonald's because they forgot his Chicken McNuggets, sheriff says

A Florida antheral is successful jailhouse aft helium called McDonald's connected his ain telephone 3 times and threatened to "shoot this s— up" — each due to the fact that they forgot to see his Chicken McNuggets successful his order, deputies say.

Dayton Wayne Schaffer, 18, stands accused of utilizing a two-way connection instrumentality to perpetrate a felony and mendacious study of a weaponry oregon limb of wide destruction.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was definite to acceptable successful arsenic galore McDonald's puns arsenic helium could successful a video announcing the arrest.

"This feline acted similar a McNut," Judd quipped. "So this McNut didn't get his McNuggets from McDonald's. On 3 antithetic occasions, helium threatens to sprout the spot up. He uses each kinds of foul language… So helium utilized his Mcphone to marque a Mcthreat to McDonald's."

Employees called deputies to study the threat. In the calls, helium allegedly threatened to "shoot it up" and "shoot this s— up," a probable origin apprehension affidavit said.

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"McDonald's unit advised they were acrophobic astir the threats, locking each doors, and calling the Polk County Sheriff's Office," deputies wrote.

Cops were capable to necktie the telephone to Schaffer. They went to his location and his parent confirmed the telephone belonged to him, constabulary said. Deputies tracked Shaffer down astatine a buddy's house.

Post-Miranda, Shaffer admitted to making the telephone due to the fact that they messed up his $5 repast deal.

"He claimed it was a gag and did not person immoderate intentions of shooting anyone astatine McDonald's," deputies wrote.

Judd noted that erstwhile Shaffer called, the manager said if helium came back, they would springiness him his nuggets. But that connection was met with vulgarities.

"His rant went connected and his rant went connected and his rant went on," said Judd.

Shaffer remained successful the Polk County Jail without bond. He has a tribunal day scheduled for Aug. 5.