McDonald's customer throws tantrum over burger, charged with assault, cops say

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

It wasn't a "happy meal" for Sean Varone

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(CBS/AP) DOVER, Pa. - A Pennsylvania man who didn't have it his way is charged with assault for an allegedly violent tantrum because his McDonald's hamburger came with cheese.

Would you like fries with that?

Police in York County say 35-year-old Sean Varone knocked over a trash can, threw a high chair and assaulted an employee at a Springettsbury Township McDonald's on Nov. 30., the York Dispatch reported.

The newspaper reports that Varone, of Dover Township, is also accused of grabbing an employee's cellphone as she tried to call 911 and chucking it across the parking lot before fleeing.

According to the paper, Varone is charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.

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by GhostCoyote December 20, 2012 5:44 PM EST

Clearly we need to put some kind of restrictions on cheese at fast food establishments. If there wasn't cheese available for this obviously unstable man to blow up over, that employee's cell phone would still be alive today

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by geoh777 December 29, 2012 1:22 PM EST: I like your logic. It's just like mine. Blibbbbibbbiblub.


by mandiegracetaylor December 20, 2012 5:35 PM EST: There are 20 911 calls on YouTube BECAUSE someone at McDonald's didn't get what they ordered - all of them were arrested within the McDonalds. They were found sitting inside the McDonald's waiting for the officers. At least this guy knew to chuck the cell phone and run.; Reply to this comment


by boforillo December 20, 2012 5:10 PM EST: He should have said "hold the sleeze, pleeze!" when he placed his order.; Reply to this comment


by dbosley December 20, 2012 3:36 PM EST: Maybe he'll share a cell with the hamburglar!; Reply to this comment


by cbdoubleu December 20, 2012 2:38 PM EST: We can only hope Mayor McCheese shows leniency.; Reply to this comment


by nomealaska December 20, 2012 12:37 PM EST: I thought that he was mad because the cheese isn't real cheese, but that nasty processed-cheese product...; Reply to this comment