Wendy's Worker Escapes Taser Fired by Dissatisfied Customer, Say Cops

By: Caroline Black
Topics: Daily Blotter

Melanese Asia Reid and Katrina Mari-Alyce Bryant (Volusia County Jail)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (CBS/AP) Fast food apparently wasn't fast enough for a customer at a Wendy's drive-thru window, who allegedly chased after an employee with a stun gun for getting her order wrong.

If that sounds a bit excessive, Daytona Beach police say 20-year-old Melane Asia Reid is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, after she brandished a pink stun gun at a local restaurant Monday morning.

Jason Hill, the drive-thru employee who avoided being tased, told police he was working the window when two women became upset with their order, started an argument laced with profanities, and allegedly took a swing at him, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.

Police say Reid and another woman, 23-year-old Katrina Mari-Alyce Bryant, got out of the car and went inside; Reid allegedly chased Hill around the kitchen while Bryant cheered.

They left, however, when a manager threatened to call police, says WKMG.

But their day wasn't quite well-done. After the incident, Bryant reportedly called the Wendy's general manager to complain about the service, and claimed the side order of assault she and her comrade served up was in self-defense.

Needless to say it didn't take long for officers to then track down the two dissatisfied customers. The officer who pulled them over said the pair made several spontaneous statements about the incident, according to WKMG.

Reid supposedly claimed that she didn't try to hit Hill and that she chased him while "zapping" her stun gun because she feared for her life (food poisoning?) and wanted to file a report about the incident.

Along with Reid being charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, her alleged "running mate" Bryant is charged with being a principal to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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by willjosephine May 20, 2010 1:48 PM EDT: These women are crazy like the Katrina in this book that says <a href="http://hurricanekatrinakaif.com">KATRINA</a> WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK! Check out the book Katrina Nights. Go to http://hurricanekatrinakaif.com; Reply to this comment


by Wildwood1966 May 20, 2010 11:40 AM EDT: you can't make this stuff up - and oh by the way Let's call Corporate and complain - Brainy girls too!; Reply to this comment


by Rodeo_Joe May 20, 2010 10:13 AM EDT: There is just no PC way to comment on this.; Reply to this comment


by duude2u May 19, 2010 9:18 PM EDT: Yeah, clearly they were law-abiding citizens who were victims of fraud. That Wendy's worker was probably ripping off millions of people taking their condiments and selling it on the black market for profit. He should be incarcerated and the girls ought to be given the key to the city for their selfless act of policing crime at the drive thru window.; Reply to this comment


by rainbowbrew May 19, 2010 2:34 PM EDT: Interesting a deadly weapon, but they use them on us without concern for deadly force.

Police are hypocrits and liars; Reply to this comment


by Rodeo_Joe May 19, 2010 2:24 PM EDT: And some of you are scared of illegals? I doubt these two will ever be "rehabilitated". Remember their faces. They are dangerous.; Reply to this comment


by spillover May 19, 2010 1:15 PM EDT: Pillars of the community.; Reply to this comment


by thecatsmeow5 May 19, 2010 12:57 PM EDT: At least it wasn't McDonalds this time.; Reply to this comment


by jankebenzone May 19, 2010 12:39 PM EDT: This is'nt the first incidence of junk food junkies losing it at fast food places. Seems excessive "dining" at these establishments not only affects the body, but also the mind.; Reply to this comment


by tsigili May 19, 2010 12:33 PM EDT: Are there any decent people any more????; Reply to this comment