MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO DEEP FRY WIFE'S CO-WORKER'S HEAD

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Man Accused of Assaulting, Trying to Deep Fry Wife's Co-Worker's Head at McDonald’s for 'Disrespecting' Her

A North Carolina pastor was charged with assault after allegedly attempting to push his wife's co-worker's head into a McDonald's deep fryer

By Sean Neumann  Published on January 2, 2024 11:43AM EST

 

A North Carolina pastor was arrested and charged with assault last week after police say he put his hands around a McDonald’s employee’s neck and tried to dip his head into a deep fryer.

 

The pastor, identified by police as Dwayne Wayden, was charged with assault and battery and was later released on $1,000 bond, records reviewed by PEOPLE show.

 

An incident report from the High Point Police Department alleges that Wayden, 57, angrily walked into the McDonald’s restaurant after his wife called him to complain about a co-worker “disrespecting” her during her shift.

 

Wayden’s wife Latoya Gladney was working as a manager in training at the restaurant, according to police.

 

“The offender came into the McDonald’s on S Main Street, walked around the counter and placed his hands around the neck of the victim pushing his head toward the deep fryer,” the incident report reads. “The offender also punched the offender several times on the face, and did not stop until several employees pulled the offender off of the victim.”

 

Police allege the co-worker, Theodore Naquan Garlington, had “suffered a large contusion to the forehead and right eye, along with scratches on his neck.”

 

Garlington, 34, had his family drive him to the hospital after the incident, the High Point Police Department incident report says.

 

The police department also says its officers were able to watch back video of the incident on the restaurant’s store security cameras, which led them to arrest Wayden and charge him with assault.

 

Wayden was arrested without incident, records show. It is unclear if he's retained an attorney.