Sanford McDonald’s Worker Arrested After Knife Threat Over Fries

Over a side of missing fries at a downtown Sanford McDonald’s, police say a late-night argument turned frightening when an employee allegedly pulled a knife on a customer and warned, “You can die today.”

The worker, identified by Sanford police as 23-year-old Michael Benson, was arrested and booked on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after the incident just after midnight at the McDonald’s on French Avenue. Officers say they recovered the knife as evidence, and court records indicate Benson was only days away from finishing a yearlong probation in a separate battery case when this happened…

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