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Coffee commotion: Angry customer spills hot coffee on McDonald's employee, police say
By Ann Smajstrla, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Sept 15, 2019A Tennessee man was arrested after police said he intentionally spilled hot coffee on a McDonald's employee after complaining it was "too watery."
The incident happened Thursday morning at a Nashville McDonald's, WKRN-TV reported.
According to Metro Nashville Police, Charles Prince, 59, complained to an employee that his coffee was too watery and asked for a stronger cup. An employee replied that the coffee is brewed daily, police said.
That's when Prince became upset and knocked the large cup of coffee over on the counter, WZTV-TV reported. Police said the coffee spilled onto another employee's arm and left visible burn marks.
Prince was arrested and charged with assault. He has since posted $1,500 bail.
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