McDonald’s employee steals customer’s card, charges $1,496 at Best Buy, police say

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say a McDonald’s employee took pictures of a customer’s card and made four transactions within 30 minutes of checking him out.

Antwuan Brown is charged with two counts of Theft of Property, Identity Theft, and Illegal Possession of a Credit Card.

On February 24, the victim placed an order in the drive-thru of McDonald’s in the 3400 block of Spottswood Avenue.

About 30 minutes after leaving McDonald’s, he began receiving notifications that his debit card was being used.

MPD says Brown made four transactions with BestBuy.com, totaling $1,496.93. Three of the charges were denied, but a payment of $263.39 was accepted.

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On March 1, investigators watched a video which allegedly showed Brown taking photos of the victim’s debit card in the drive-thru.

Antwuan Brown is set to appear in court on Tuesday.

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