McDonald's Combo Meal Includes Gun And Bags Of Pot
A South Carolina teenager got more than he expected from a McDonald's in Charleston, according to WIS 10 news in Columbia. And, no, we're not talking supersize fries. After placing his order and paying, he drove up to the pickup window, where the attendant asked him, "who gets the bags?" The customer said it didn't matter, so the Mcster handed him three bags — two containing food for the driver and his passenger, and one with some extras: a loaded handgun and bags of weed.
Police say he got an extra bag with a loaded .45-caliber or nine-millimeter handgun and what appeared to be bags of marijuana. "It was the gun and the marijuana that was inside of a brown bag sitting inside of a McDonald's bag," said Kathy Rivera, whose son found the gun in his bag. "They noticed they had three bags. There were only two people in the car, so when he opened it he noticed it."
The driver then took the stash home with him and hid it under his, er, sorry. Wrong movie. Turns out the gun and pot were actually intended for the the next car in line at the drive through, and that car followed the first car to a nearby gas station. There, a passenger in the second car told the teen to hand over the bag. He did, avoiding a melee of carnage that would have challenged anything Hollywood could possibly imagine.
In the end, the group in the second car was never caught, the teen and his pal got to keep their Royales, and we assume the kid at the window was reprimanded by the manager for mixing up orders.
Either that or he snapped and decided this was the way he'd deal with his next customer. (NSFW)
Teen gets loaded gun, bags of pot with McDonald's meal
(Photo: gen gibson)
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Wow, really glad to see that clip this early on a bleary eyed Sunday morning. Well played, Marc
If this happened to me I would drive to the nearest police station and hand over the gun. Tell my tale and be on my way.
Oh, the pot? Ummmm, I think more testing would need to be done to ensure it really was what it appeared to be. Yeah, that's it.
Earlier: "You'll know it's the wheelman when a guy drives up to the drive-thru and orders a 'Big Mac'. Got it? Give him the bag with the product."
Wait...they got the food AND the drugs and a handgun? That's better than the jackpot that was the baby scorpion in a mcdonalds bag.
@Kyin: Do you honestly believe the police would believe that story? My guess is they would hold you until your story could be checked. If they had no way to verify what you told them you would probably be charged with having the gun and the pot.
I would have driven to a police station, fire station, or at very least called the cops from my cell phone when I realized I was being followed by some people who wanted a gun and dope. Gas station would not be my first choice.
They must have been promoting Boyz in the Hood that month.
@Kyin: I hear what your saying (especially with the the pot) but I disagree. The intended recipients were just behind you, saw your car (and maybe the license #). They might follow you for a while, but would give up once you got to the police station. Now you have a gang that's pissed at you in town. And despite our macho fantasies, it may not turn out well.
McWeed.....
dammit Marc, i was going to post that video.
Now that's a HAPPY MEAL!
@Bogart's Falcon: Just Forget the Other Name: Don't most of these fast food drive-ups have video surveillance? That would seem ample corroboration.
NOW I understand how Morgan Spurlok gained all the weight in "SuperSize Me". He ordered the super-sized double Cheeb-urger.
Um, the guys got away with the gun and drugs? Don't we know who their 'connection' was? Does that mean that the guy working at McDonald's is willing to go down alone for this? Surprising. Also, I used to tip the folks working the window at McDonald's, especially at Christmas time. I am not so sure that is such a wise thing to do anymore. They may have way more cash than I do.
Seems like a good bargain, Buy a meal and get a free gun and some pot. A value meal with actual value. if they could have drove off fast enough, they could have gotten away with the gun and the pot, then next time they went there, they could sell the pot back as a coupon for a discounted or free meal and kept the gun and used that chance to register for a license to own a gun. (guns are good for home security. when a criminal breaks into a home, if there in for killing who ever is in the house of they see them, then the police will never get there fast enough to save your life.
Have you ever seen a news report when the police get to a home or other location fast enough to save the life or do you just see then report the body count and and ask people to call a number if they can offer any information leading to a arrest. Police are not a substitute for self defense.
Shoulda SuperSized to Meth & Uzis and the followup meeting in the second parking lot would have been more cinematographic.
@ARP: Southern cops?!
Granted, with the gun, sure.
But imagine the conversation at the station over the weed. They'd lock the teenagers up, then six hours later, go back to the McDonalds, where the clerk would have left. Give it several days before they pursue it further, which by then the clerk would say, "Wha?! MariJUANA?!!"
Both of them would be introduced to prison, filthy pot-smoking hippies.
@Trai_Dep: For full technicolor use, upsize to LSD. The guns become largely irrelevant at this point. Or, at the very least, not a great idea. Perhaps toy guns. Or Gnus. Yes, gnus.
@Trai_Dep: Err, to be clear: both the teenaged occupants in the car.
Two more notches carved in the War on Drugs! Yay!
@Razor512: "when a criminal breaks into a home, if there in for killing who ever is in the house of they see them,"
Huh? I think someone may some gotten something extra special at his McD's this morning...!
The supersized combo comes with a Stinger missile and heroin, I'm told.
@ARP: But the two unsuspecting people still "know too much". What's to say they still aren't "disposed of" at some later time?
@GadgetsAlwaysFit: Actually, dealing drugs and being in a gang earns you less money than working at mcdonald's.
@Bogart's Falcon: Just Forget the Other Name: It's just assumed that you want to super size your fries when you get the McWeed Meal.
Do you think they're still running this special?
I mean, for a friend of mine...
@subtlefrog: Diamond-capped walking sticks that shoot torrents of carnations are my favorite weapon when tripping. Backed by my posse of soft-shoe-tapping, Bengal cats, of course. Singing cats, it goes without saying.
@Bogart's Falcon: Just Forget the Other Name: The alternative being what? That they bought the shit and turned it over out of guilt, but not enough guilt that they're gonna admit it? That seems...more unlikely
Don't most McD's have video for the drive-throughs?
Why should we believe this?
Hell, what a gyp, I was at McDonalds yesterday and all we got was a hot wheel, barbie lip gloss and heartburn!
I'd definitely hand over the bag to the gangsters (I would probably be a hero if called on, but in this case resisting would simply be stupidity imo) and probably leave it at that. I'm not in the business of hunting down and disposing of gangsters who sell weed and carry .45 handguns. That's what my state taxes go for - paying our cops to do that job for me.
If they looked friendly, I might ask for a 'finder's fee' ;^),
A gangster with weed ....
Why exactly did they give the stuff back? I mean, they really didn't have to hand it over, they had a loaded gun.
The only thing surprising about this story was that the other bags actually contained the correct orders !
@tgrwillki: I tried to tip a guy who worked at McDonald's once and was told they couldn't accept tips. Maybe it was a franchise policy.
"loaded .45-caliber or nine-millimeter handgun"
What?
This is possibly the only thing McDonalds could have done to convince me their crap was worth my money.
@j-o-h-n: Corroboration of what? All it would show, assuming they have video surveillance, is that you were handed three bags. It wouldn't show the contents of them.
@coren: Look at it through a police officer's view. Some teenagers come in and say they were given a bag from a McDonald's that has a gun and a bag of weed in it. They can't offer proof that that's how they are in possession of the items nor will any video surveillance that the store might have be of any help.
A police officer is trained to go on the facts he or she has. The only facts that are apparent to the officer is that these people are in possession of the gun and the weed with their story being unable to prove.
Since they luckily didn't get hurt by the people in the other car I think that was the best thing that happened to them. It would have been very unfortunate if they did try to give it to the police and they would up being charged. Remember, no good deed goes unpunished.
@zjgz: If the others had a loaded gun too, and that's not an unlikely occurrence, it would have ended badly. There's no need to get shot protecting a bag of weed that's not yours.
@Bogart's Falcon: Just Forget the Other Name: Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if no charges were brought had they turned it in - if the kids were trying to score drugs or deal or get high they wouldn't be bringing their product/stash in, and they came in voluntarily so it's not like some half-assed excuse they just came up with on the spot. I recognize the lack of supporting facts, but I think the officer would be incline to believe them, or at worst not charge them.
All I can say is wow. No, I can say one more thing; Was he asked if he wanted to up-size the gun and the weed?