The owner of a McDonald’s in Kansas is defending his employees against accusations that one of them served a cop coffee with “F–king pig” scrawled on it, saying video evidence proves otherwise.
Dana Cook, who owns the McDonald’s in Junction City, said in a statement late Sunday that a review of security footage from “every angle” inside the restaurant shows that message was not scrawled by employees, KSNT reported.
“My McDonald’s have the utmost respect for all members of law enforcement and the military and were troubled by the accusation made,” Cook wrote in the statement. “We look forward to working with Chief Hornaday as he continues his investigation.”
Cook’s statement did not speculate who may have written the message, which appeared on the cop’s beverage after a visit to the drive-thru early Saturday. An employee at the restaurant declined comment when reached on Monday, saying only that an internal investigation is ongoing.
“At this time, we are not making any additional comment,” the employee told The Post before hanging up.
Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday, meanwhile, told the station that a review of the footage was inconclusive.
“We deal with enough frustration in our daily duties every day,” Hornaday told KSNT. “To have something like this start off your work day while you’re driving to the place where you’re going to serve the citizens is just very frustrating.”
Hornaday said in a since-deleted Facebook post that the unidentified officer received the insulting message while on his way to work early Saturday. The cop, who is also a veteran, was offered a free lunch after alerting workers there, Hornaday said.
“No thank you,” the post read. “A Big Mac and large fries doesn’t make up for it. The US Veteran who continues to serve deserves much more.”
A call seeking additional comment from Hornaday was not immediately returned.
Cook had planned to share the footage with Hornaday late Sunday, but that meeting was canceled due to inclement weather. The manager wants Hornaday to see the footage before releasing it publicly, KSNT reported.
A police officer in Oklahoma recently received a drink order from Starbucks labeled “PIG” in an incident that went viral.