'Hangry' woman allegedly threatened fast-food worker with gun because she was missing french fries

SAN PABLO, Calif. (TCN) -- A fast-food run transformed into felony charges last week when a woman allegedly threatened a fast-food employee with a gun because she was upset that her order was not correct.

According to a statement, on Thursday, Dec. 5, an employee at an unnamed fast-food restaurant called the San Pablo Police Department to report an "unhappy customer was mad about french fries missing from her order." The suspect, who was not publicly identified, reportedly had her young kids with her and sent them inside "to express her concerns to the employee." The employee allegedly told the kids the mother should come inside with the receipt so they could "happily take care of the issue."

However, the mother allegedly walked into the restaurant "in a 'hangry' state and began threatening to attack several employees, telling them she had a gun in her purse."

When officers arrived, they spoke with the woman, who claimed she had a loaded pistol in the purse that her 9-year-old daughter was holding. The girl passed the purse to officers, and they disarmed the gun. Police arrested the woman on charges of criminal threats with a firearm and child endangerment.

The children’s father picked them up following the woman’s arrest. Police dubbed her the "french fry felon."

San Pablo Police wrote, "Needless to say, the woman was booked into county jail on several felonies. She had to wait even longer for her food, which unfortunately was a sandwich and milk rather than a hamburger and fries."

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