McDonald’s worker set fire to dumpster of over frustration due to customers influx, jailed
PTC News Desk: Joshua Daryl McGregor, a McDonald's employee, was sentenced to five years in jail for intentionally setting fire to a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, in April 2023. McGregor, frustrated by the influx of people, set fire to a piece of cardboard and threw it into a dumpster filled with flammables outside the restaurant.
According to a press release by the US Attorney's Office, the fire became so fierce that customers in the drive-through lane had to reverse out of the parking lot, forcing the restaurant to close briefly while the Savannah Fire Department put the blaze.
McGregor, who recorded the incident with his cell phone, was identified as the cause of the fire by surveillance video. Investigators from the Savannah Police Department arrested him, and he pleaded guilty to arson in US District Court in May.
"Intentionally setting a fire in an effort to shut down or damage someone else's property is inexcusable...Joshua McGregor will have substantial time to ponder his post-prison employment options," said US Attorney Steinberg.
"Arson is an extremely violent crime that not only destroys property but also places firefighters, first responders and the general public at great risk. The ATF, along with the Savannah Fire's Arson Unit and our other law enforcement partners, are committed to ensuring that our communities are safe and that those who commit these dangerous acts are held accountable," said Beau Kolodka, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the ATF Atlanta Field Division.
- PTC NEWS
