Checkers Employee Allegedly Kills Customer During Drive-Thru Order Dispute Involving Extra Mayo Packets: Police

A Checkers worker successful Florida has been charged pinch first-degree execution aft being accused of shooting a customer during a drive-thru altercation.

The incident allegedly occurred connected nan evening of Wednesday, May 21, astatine a Checkers drive-thru successful Kissimmee, Fla., aft a customer, who constabulary identified arsenic Wesley Robertson, began complaining astir his order, per an apprehension affidavit viewed by PEOPLE.

At astir 10:10 p.m. section time, Checkers worker Elijah Travis Mackey, 23, engaged successful a “verbal dispute” pinch Robertson complete his drive-thru bid astatine nan accelerated nutrient spot, per nan Osceola County Sheriff's Office (OCSO). The conflict later escalated, ending pinch Mackey allegedly fatally shooting Robertson.

An eyewitness told authorities that Robertson began complaining astir his bid to a female worker astatine nan drive-thru nutrient pickup model and requested to speak pinch a head respective times, per nan affidavit.

While nan customer was still astatine nan window, a antheral Checkers employee, later identified arsenic Mackey, came astir nan broadside of nan edifice and began arguing pinch Robertson, who past insulted him, calling him either a “bitch” aliases “p----,” according to nan bystander.

The worker past allegedly pulled a mini handgun retired of his waistband and changeable nan customer successful nan chest, authorities said.

A 2nd eyewitness provided a akin account, stating that they saw Robertson inquire labor to speak to nan manager.

The customer was “possibly asking for mayonnaise packets” erstwhile Mackey came extracurricular and stated, “Oh, I americium p----,” and changeable nan customer successful nan chest, nan witnesser told detectives.

Footage from nan Checkers location shows Mackey climbing retired of nan drive-thru model and stepping to nan beforehand of nan business, wherever nan unfortunate was, according to nan affidavit. Footage besides showed Robertson falling to nan ground.

Robertson was subsequently transported to a adjacent hospital, Osceola Regional Medical Center, wherever he succumbed to his injuries, constabulary said.

Mackey, meanwhile, fled nan segment connected foot, according to some witnesses. Authorities later recovered him hiding nether a stairwell astatine a adjacent hotel.

As he was being handcuffed, Mackey allegedly told deputies, “I person a weapon connected me,” and a limb was later recovered connected his person, per nan affidavit.

During his arrest, nan Kissimmee autochthonal besides appeared to inquire astir Robertson’s status, allegedly asking deputies, “Is dude okay?” respective times, nan affidavit said.

On Thursday, May 22, nan time aft nan incident, nan OCSO's Homicide Unit obtained an apprehension warrant for Mackey.

Mackey was subsequently charged pinch first-degree premeditated execution and booked into nan Osceola County Jail. He past made his first quality successful tribunal connected Friday, May 23.

Mackey presently remains down bars. It is not clear if he has ineligible practice to remark connected his behalf.

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In a connection to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for Checkers said, “We are shocked and saddened by nan incident that occurred past nighttime astatine our edifice successful Kissimmee, Florida.”

“The actions of this 1 worker do not bespeak nan values of nan thousands of our hardworking labor crossed nan country,” nan spokesperson continued. “We are moving intimately pinch nan constabulary successful their investigation, and we are sending our thoughts and prayers to nan guest's family."