From bizarre customer behavior to shocking criminal activities, McDonald's has seen it all. Join us as we explore the most outrageous incidents that have unfolded under the Golden Arches. From car-stealing kids to raccoon-toting patrons, these stories will leave you speechless and wondering what could possibly happen next at your local Mickey D's.
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00:00So I see this this note in the corner part of his desk and all I saw was McDonald's monopoly fraud.
00:08Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the wildest and most chaotic events to have
00:13ever taken place inside the Golden Arches.
00:22Child steals car to go to McDonald's. Modern problems require modern solutions.
00:29After getting a hankering for fast food, an eight-year-old decided he would treat himself
00:34and his sister to a meal at McDonald's. How did he accomplish this? By going full
00:39grand theft auto and stealing his parents' car to make the trip.
00:44He swiped the keys to the family van and drove to a nearby McDonald's with his four-year-old
00:49sister riding shotgun. Although he proved more adept than some adults by following traffic rules,
00:55witnesses still rightfully called the situation to the local police.
01:04Even though nothing had happened, had it gone completely unnoticed,
01:08there's no telling what or who he could have struck. Luckily for him, no charges were pressed
01:15and he got the burger he was craving. But we can't promise that good fortune continued after he got
01:21home. Man brings dead raccoon inside. We're not loving this. It's bad enough seeing a live animal
01:33in a restaurant. That pales in comparison to the alternative. In 2019, a San Francisco location
01:41made headlines after an unhoused man brought a deceased raccoon inside and placed it on the
01:47table. Another customer immediately began to film, capturing both the man's confusion
01:52and other patrons tracking the animal's blood around the eatery. The disgusting incident was
02:04immediately handled, with the building closing for a few hours until it could be properly
02:09disinfected and the man being evaluated for mental health issues. I'm standing at the counter
02:16and the guy comes up and he's going, help, help. Even though it was quickly dealt with,
02:21the incident still lives on today thanks to that video. It seems it won't be forgotten anytime
02:28soon. Brawl over plastic straws. While most go out of their way to avoid a fight,
02:36others seemingly look for reasons to start swinging. For one Floridian customer in 2018,
02:43that reason was not automatically being given a straw, thanks to a new rule put in place
02:49days beforehand. Rather than kindly ask for one, he immediately confronted the cashier
03:04and quickly escalated the situation by attempting to grab her. Luckily, she was able to stand her
03:10ground and get several hits in. That still didn't stop him from demanding she be fired
03:14and assaulting another employee as he left the store. He even had the gall to call the police
03:20on her, ultimately leading to his own arrest. Luigi Mangione's arrest. On December 4th, 2024,
03:32the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was gunned down outside of the Hilton Midtown
03:37in Manhattan. After an in-depth investigation of potential suspects, the shooter was presumed
03:43to be 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, who was arrested on charges of firearm possession and forgery.
03:50And where was he found after evading his capture? Where else but McDonald's. An alert McDonald's
03:57worker notices a customer and his startling resemblance with the surveillance images.
04:02An employee at the Altoona, Pennsylvania location in which Mangione was eating spotted him
04:08and quickly reported his whereabouts to the police. From there, he was swiftly brought into
04:13custody. That's McJustice served. McDonald's monopoly scam. What started as a simple way
04:24to increase sales and offer prizes to patrons quickly spiraled into a global phenomenon.
04:30However, it almost all came crashing down in the early 2000s, thanks to an internal mistake
04:36that was heavily exploited. Jerome P. Jacobson, the chief of security for the company partnering
04:51with McDonald's for the sweepstakes, began stealing the highest earning game pieces himself,
04:57before distributing them to various members of the Italian-American mafia.
05:07He kept up the ruse throughout the 1990s, helping his accomplices steal over 24 million dollars
05:13before he was finally found out. Dozens of people were indicted as a result,
05:18with the ringleader himself serving three years behind bars at a federal prison.
05:27Topless woman goes on rampage. Everybody has bad days from time to time. While others deal
05:36with those feelings by journaling or going for a walk, others opt for more destructive ways of
05:42coping. It all started when an employee refused a woman sexual advances in the parking lot,
05:48leading her to snap. The security cameras inside the eatery caught
05:56every second of her rampage, including her tipping machines over and even eating ice cream
06:02straight out of the dispenser. Yeah, it worked that day. Even when officers arrived on the scene,
06:08she still didn't back down. She proceeded to harass them even as they were arresting her,
06:16leading to additional charges. It was eventually revealed that she had been suffering a mental
06:22health crisis and supposedly didn't remember a single thing. Pinellas Park police have
06:27charged Sandra Suarez with criminal mischief and resisting arrest. Szechuan sauce riots.
06:34Some trends blow up larger than anyone could have ever anticipated. By the time season three
06:40of Rick and Morty began, it had already built a large following of devoted fans. Yeah, I'd like
06:45to get a 10-piece McNugget and a bunch of the Szechuan sauce. So when it was revealed that a
06:50product mentioned by one of the titular characters would be making a limited time comeback,
06:55excitement was initially high. Szechuan sauce, which was initially released in 1998 to promote
07:02Mulan, made its return in 2017 and immediately became a hit. Customers crowd the counter
07:10demanding the Szechuan dipping sauce for their McNuggets. However, the excitement quickly got
07:16out of hand with hundreds of people arriving at certain locations and police officers having to
07:22come keep the peace after they ran out. It was a dual lesson in mob mentality and the importance
07:28of having enough supply to meet the demand. Mass McDonald's brawl. When going out to grab a bite
07:39to eat, witnessing a fight or violence of any kind is the last thing someone wants to deal with.
07:45Those going to the McDonald's in Barking, London could have never anticipated they would be
07:51subjected to the largest brawl in the area since 2011. While it's unknown exactly how the altercation
07:58began, it quickly grew in size, with 200 people being involved in total. Several weapons were also
08:06used, ranging from corrosive chemicals to baseball bats covered in nails. When the smoke finally
08:12cleared, 21 people had been arrested and three officers had been injured. All in all, the brutal
08:18chaotic fight lasted over six hours before finally coming to an end. Happy Meals with Extra. Walter
08:26White has nothing on her. In 2014, Shantia Davis decided to combine her day job with her underground
08:34one, by including doses of illegal substances in certain Happy Meals. She used the drive-thru
08:41window as her center of operations, where customers would use a code phrase to indicate
08:47they wanted a different kind of treat with their meal. When undercover officers eventually bought
09:01from her, they were given a box with 10 bags inside, more than enough evidence to make their
09:07arrest. Another 50 were found while she was being apprehended. When all was said and done,
09:16she was hit with five separate criminal charges. Had she not been caught, there's no telling what
09:21kind of ripple effect she could have had on others' lives. Shooting due to lack of bacon.
09:31Mindless violence occurs every day, and this is just one of many examples. It all began when
09:38a woman, Shanika Torres, ordered a bacon cheeseburger. However, when she received it,
09:44she soon realized it was missing the pork product. She returned to the restaurant to have a new one
09:49made, and when this one was also missing bacon, she snapped. A verbal fight escalated the situation,
10:01causing her to reach for her gun shortly afterward. In the heat of the moment, she pulled
10:06the trigger and thankfully missed her target. While no one was injured by the straight bullet,
10:16she was still arrested. All in all, her split second of uncontrolled emotions resulted in
10:21several years behind bars, and a ban from McDonald's as well. Before we continue,
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11:0141-year-old James Huberty took aim at employees and customers alike.
11:06His rampage was extended due to the police mistakenly being sent to the wrong store.
11:16By the time they finally arrived, he'd already begun firing at anyone who dared come close to
11:22the restaurant. It wasn't until he was finally taken out that the horror ended,
11:27with a death toll of over 20 and nearly just as many injured.
11:33What's the craziest thing you've ever seen happen at a McDonald's?
11:37Let us know in the comments below.
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