Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Cook To Sue McDonald’s Over Attack

A New York City McDonald’s cashier who was videotaped beating two unruly customers with a metal rod in October has been cleared of all charges after 11 days of grand jury testimony. Rayon McIntosh, who had previously served nearly 10 years in jail for a manslaughter rap, was jailed for seven weeks at Rikers on assault and weapons charges. He was freed Friday after a Manhattan grand jury refused to indict him and prosecutors dropped the charges. The two women who were ruled to have provoked McIntosh still are facing charges, including criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct. A surveillance camera caught the entire incident and shows McIntosh hitting the women with a 3-foot steel pole, fracturing one woman’s skull. McIntosh says he plans to sue the fast-food joint. “I do plan on bringing a civil suit against McDonald’s for putting me in danger,” he said. “If a security guard would have been there, this wouldn’t have happened.”