Arthur Walker, 45, threatened the worker who was dealing with a build-up of traffic outside a McDonald's branch, a court was told.
Prosecutor Kevin Wardlaw told the court that the victim was doing his job when he was threatened."He was on traffic control, making sure everything ran smoothly," Wardlaw told the court.
"The defendant was in his car in a queue of traffic and he decided to leave the queue and that caused issues for other traffic and the complainant. "The defendant took exception to being told what to do and produced a BB gun, an air weapon, and placed it to the window and made threats to the complainant, causing him some concern.", the worker, who was not named, said:"I come to work to protect the public and don't expect to be threatened for doing my job."
Police tracked Walker down through his car registration and found the air gun at his home along with plastic ammunition used for it.A judge handed Walker a 16-month sentence, suspended for two years with rehabilitation. The judge said he was satisfied that Walker had been under"a good deal of stress" but said the reason did not need to be elaborated, the newspaper reported.Vehicles outside a McDonald's restaurant and drive thru on March 23, 2020 in Weymouth, United Kingdom.Walker's sentencing comes after a series of incidents in the U.S. where fast food chain workers have been attacked or threatened with firearms by irate customers.
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