A sign hangs outside of a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant on May 06, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicken prices have risen sharply this year as suppliers struggle to keep up with demand, fueled in part, by the popularity of new chicken offerings from fast-food restaurants.
A teenager working at a fast food restaurant in Fall River, Massachusetts, is accused of attacking a customer Tuesday.
NBC affiliate WJAR reported that 19-year-old Colby McCarthy was arrested after allegedly throwing a metal tray at the head of a customer at Popeyes.
Police reportedly responded to the restaurant on Pleasant Street around 6:40 p.m. after a worker and customer argued over the length of time a food order took.
The customer, a 22-year-old man, was taken to a hospital after being hit above the left eye with the tray, police said.
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McCarthy is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
