Popeyes' chicken sandwich has been linked to a deadly stabbing and reports of assault and physical violence. Here are the harrowing incidents related to the coveted menu item.
An altercation between two men in line at a Popeyes in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on November 4 ended in a fatal stabbing. Police confirmed that the incident was related to the the release of the sandwich at the restaurant.
"For you to get that angry over anything, for that type of anger to develop into this type of violence, is a very sad and tragic day," said Jennifer Donelan, a spokeswoman for the Prince George's County Police Department.
Source: Business Insider
Another Maryland Popeyes was reportedly the site of a brawl. A spokesperson confirmed to The Baltimore Sun that there was an altercation between an employee and a customer that demanded a refund.
Source: The Baltimore Sun
The incident occurred on November 3 and was caught on video. Police reportedly responded to reports of disturbances at that Popeyes location two more times. “None of these incidents appear to be related to the recent release of their chicken sandwich,” Kyle Andersen, a sheriff’s office spokesman, told The Baltimore Sun.
Source: The Baltimore Sun
A woman appeared to wreck her car at a Popeyes drive-thru in Los Angeles, California on November 5 on her way to get a sandwich, a viral video on Instagram showed.
Source: Instagram
Eater reported that the driver was not cutting the line, but rather attempting to merge into the drive-thru from one of the two lanes.
Source: Eater
A viral video posted to Twitter on November 5 appeared to show a dispute between two women in a Popeyes restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, Fox News reported.
A Popeyes employee in Columbia, Tennessee was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault after a video surfaced that showed an employee body-slamming a customer to the ground on November 8, local news reported.
Source: WSMV
When the sandwich originally debuted in August, violence ensued as well. "I had customers nearly fight some of my coworkers because they were told that we were not serving the sandwich because we had ran out," a manager at an East Coast Popeyes told Business Insider in August.
Source: Business Insider
Police told local news in September that a man pulled out a gun at a Popeyes restaurant after being told they were out of chicken sandwiches.
Source: Click 2 Houston
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