An angry sheriff calls for backup after Burger King messes up his order, as squad cars show up with sirens blaring.
He wanted it his way.
A Georgia sheriff was so ticked off when Burger King botched his order that he called for backup.
Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens was caught with a Whopper-sized beef fast food dish on newly released bodycam footage — which shows the top cop sending his deputies into the restaurant after staff allegedly got his order wrong, according to a report by WSB TV News.
Three deputies were dispatched to the scene — lights flashing and sirens blaring.
“Hey, do me a favor,” Owens told a deputy as he sat in his truck in the parking lot of a local fast food outlet. “I need to get, all I need is the name of the owner or manager of this disgusting facility.
“I wanted to [to get his female passenger] A Whopper, no mayo, cut in half, right?” He said. “I don't need any more damn money back. I need to find out who owns this place so I can file an official complaint.”
Deputies were seen approaching the restaurant, where Burger King employees panicked and closed the door, forcing police to enter.
“No one is in trouble. We just want to get some names,” says a deputy assistant manager. “That guy over there, he's just going to file a complaint for his food.”
The incident happened on March 4, 2023, but bubbled up in the middle of Wayne's re-election bid last week — the sheriff's challenger for the job, David Cavender, posted three bodycam videos online Friday.
“I think it's an abuse of power,” Cavender spokesman Mike Dondelinger told WSB.
“I'm shocked the sheriff is so vague about this issue that he had deputies run lights and sirens, putting citizens at risk and his deputies at risk, just so he could get information from a business owner that could clearly be followed up. Another day,” Dondelinger added.
Meanwhile, Owens told the outlet that it was a business dispute.
“I was not in my uniform, and I did not identify myself as a member of the law enforcement community in my interactions with personnel,” the sheriff said.
“At no time did I indicate my position, nor did I ask respondents to do anything they wouldn't do, have done, or have done for anyone else who calls a business dispute,” Owens said. “As a command sergeant major, or a major in the Cobb Police Department, or a sheriff, I have always worked to build trust and confidence in leadership.
“To our citizens and residents, it is clear that I have to work harder and I am committed to doing so,” he added. : Anything that takes away from this mission is a distraction, and for that I am deeply sorry, Owens said.