Kansas cop off force after fake claim McDonald's workers wrote 'pig' on coffee cup
"This was completely and solely fabricated by a Herington police officer no longer employed with the agency," the police chief said Monday
Dec. 30, 2019, 8:01 AM EST/Updated Dec. 30, 2019, 8:36 PM EST
By Ben Kesslen and Doha Madani
A Kansas police officer resigned Monday after fabricating a story that employees at a local McDonald’s wrote the words “F---ing Pig” on his coffee cup.
Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday said on Saturday that one of his officers went to McDonald’s in Junction City, Kansas, before work and was given the cup in question, NBC affiliate KSNT reports. After further investigation, the department discovered the unidentified Herington officer made the story up.
"This was completely and solely fabricated by a Herington police officer no longer employed with the agency," Hornaday told reporters Monday.
The chief said that the McDonald's employees had nothing to do with the hoax and were incredibly cooperative during the investigation.
The ex-officer, who remained unidentified, was a former military police officer in the army and had been on the small town’s force for two months. He told Hornaday the incident was supposedly intended to be a joke.
"I truly hope the former officer of the Herington Police Department that did this understands the magnitude of the black eye this gives the law enforcement profession from coast to coast," Hornaday said.
Hornaday could not be immediately reached by NBC News.
The McDonald's in Junction City, Kansas, an hour outside Topeka, said Sunday after reviewing surveillance footage they were confident it was not one of their employees who wrote the message to the officer.
“My McDonald’s have the utmost respect for all members of law enforcement and the military and were troubled by the accusation made,” Dana Cook, the owner of the franchise, said in a statement to KSNT Sunday evening.
“We thoroughly reviewed our security video from every angle, which clearly shows the words were not written by one of our employees.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kansas-mcdonald-s-denies-employees-wrote-expletive-filled-message-cop-n1108476
"This was completely and solely fabricated by a Herington police officer no longer employed with the agency," the police chief said Monday
Dec. 30, 2019, 8:01 AM EST/Updated Dec. 30, 2019, 8:36 PM EST
By Ben Kesslen and Doha Madani
A Kansas police officer resigned Monday after fabricating a story that employees at a local McDonald’s wrote the words “F---ing Pig” on his coffee cup.
Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday said on Saturday that one of his officers went to McDonald’s in Junction City, Kansas, before work and was given the cup in question, NBC affiliate KSNT reports. After further investigation, the department discovered the unidentified Herington officer made the story up.
"This was completely and solely fabricated by a Herington police officer no longer employed with the agency," Hornaday told reporters Monday.
The chief said that the McDonald's employees had nothing to do with the hoax and were incredibly cooperative during the investigation.
The ex-officer, who remained unidentified, was a former military police officer in the army and had been on the small town’s force for two months. He told Hornaday the incident was supposedly intended to be a joke.
"I truly hope the former officer of the Herington Police Department that did this understands the magnitude of the black eye this gives the law enforcement profession from coast to coast," Hornaday said.
Hornaday could not be immediately reached by NBC News.
The McDonald's in Junction City, Kansas, an hour outside Topeka, said Sunday after reviewing surveillance footage they were confident it was not one of their employees who wrote the message to the officer.
“My McDonald’s have the utmost respect for all members of law enforcement and the military and were troubled by the accusation made,” Dana Cook, the owner of the franchise, said in a statement to KSNT Sunday evening.
“We thoroughly reviewed our security video from every angle, which clearly shows the words were not written by one of our employees.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kansas-mcdonald-s-denies-employees-wrote-expletive-filled-message-cop-n1108476
