Georgia sheriff requests police assistance following Burger King store’s incorrect order | US News
Recently released footage captures a Georgia sheriff contacting the police after allegedly receiving an incorrect order from a Burger King restaurant.
The incident, which took place in Cobb County, Atlanta, was recorded on bodycam and shows Craig Owens Sr asking deputies to respond to the location.
Although the incident occurred in March 2023, the video was only made public on Facebook by David Cavender, Sheriff Owens’ election opponent.
The footage shows deputies rushing to the restaurant with lights and sirens activated at Owens’ request to document the error in his order.
Owens seeks to identify the store’s owner or manager to file a formal complaint about the incorrect food he received.
Reportedly, the staff refused to exchange the order and locked the doors out of concern for their safety.
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In one part of the video, the sheriff is seen in his vehicle explaining to the deputies his request for a specific Burger King order for his wife.
One of the deputies assures Owens that they will gather the necessary information, including store employee names.
Eventually, the deputies gain entry to the locked Burger King, and later in the video, they hand Owens a document containing the names of the staff.
Owens inquires, “You didn’t reveal my identity, did you?”
Pic: Facebook / Cavender for Cobb Sheriff
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Cavender, Owens’ opponent in the upcoming election, criticized the sheriff’s actions, citing them as an abuse of power and misuse of police resources.
However, Owens refuted these claims in a statement to local news site WKTC, asserting that any citizen has the right to report such incidents.
Owens clarified, “I was not in uniform, and I did not disclose my law enforcement affiliation during my interaction with the staff. I did not reveal my position or ask the deputies to take any actions they wouldn’t take for any other individual in a similar situation.”
He added, “At no point did I indicate my position, nor did I ask the responders to do anything that they would not, had not, or have not done for anyone else who makes a business dispute call.”
