Here's something that reads
like a drive-thru prank gone horribly wrong. A cop has been arrested for
allegedly pulling a gun on a customer waiting in the drive-thru line at a
Georgia McDonald's, local news channel 11 Alive reports.Ryan Mash, a high
school senior, was waiting at the McDonald's drive-thru window with friends
last week when a man got out of his car and yelled "Stop holding up the
drive-thru line." Mash claims the man went back to his car, and then
returned to Mash's car window, leaned in, pointed a gun at Mash's neck, and
shouted things like "Do you know who I am?"
The police traced the man's
plates to Sgt. Scott Biumi, a cop who has been on the force for 20 years. After
Mash and his friends identified Biumi in a photo lineup, the sergeant was
arrested. The Forsyth County Sheriff spoke about the incident saying,
"We're expected to handle ourselves correctly in high-stress situations,
and it's very disappointing that an cop would snap like this." The
McDonald's security camera caught the incident on tape. Below, the 11 Alive
report that has that McDonald's security footage and an interview with Ryan
Mash.
Upset by a Long Wait, Cop Pulls
Gun on McDonald’s Customer
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A police
officer who was waiting in the drive-thru line at a McDonald’s restaurant in
Forsyth County is accused of pulling a gun on the customer ahead of him because
the officer was angry at having to wait for his food.
The off-duty officer is
Detective Sgt. Scott Biumi, 48, of the DeKalb County Police Department. Biumi
is charged with felony aggravated assault on the customer. 11Alive News was not
able to reach him for comment Wednesday night.
“He put his hand right here,” said the
customer, 18 year old Ryan Mash, pointing to his upper chest and shoulder area,
“then he pulled the gun and put it, pointed it at, like, my neck area.” There’s a security camera video
at the link above. The report says the officer is on leave with pay pending the
outcome of the criminal case. Question: When are officers accused of crimes
suspended without pay?
Dekalb County, Georgia: A
police officer who was waiting in the drive-thru line at a McDonald’s is
accused of pulling a gun on the customer ahead of him because the officer was
angry at having to wait for his food. “I’m just not going to stand for any
behavior that goes outside that scope of the law,” the chief said. An
investigation is underway. ow.ly/kc2Ue