NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KLAS) — A man allegedly stabbed a KFC employee after getting upset over the gravy in his order, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained.
Gerald Carter, 32, and James Carter, 48, face charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, records said.
On Saturday, Dec. 27, North Las Vegas police officers responded to the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on Craig Road near Martin Luther King Boulevard for a report of a customer who stabbed an employee, documents said. Gerald Carter is accused of stabbing the employee “in the back and side several times.”
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Officers located the two men and several other people walking away from the restaurant and detained them. While arresting Gerald Carter, officers located a large knife in his pocket, they said.
According to a witness, Gerald Carter “became upset about his gravy from KFC” and asked to speak with a manager, documents said. At some point, Gerald Carter believed “staff had disrespected him,” which escalated into him and James Carter going “behind the KFC counter” and fighting with employees.
During an interview with police, Gerald Carter admitted to fighting with an employee but denied stabbing anyone, documents said. Gerald Carter said the employee “was calling him names and disrespecting him” before the fight.
Both men remained detained at the North Las Vegas jail as of Tuesday. In court Tuesday, North Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Jonathan Cooper set bail at $100,000 for Gerald Carter and $10,000 for James Carter. Should they post bond, the men will be required to wear an ankle monitor, Cooper ordered.
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“Safety is our top priority. We are aware of the incident at the KFC on Craig Road in Las Vegas that resulted in the injury of a KFC team member,” a company spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday. “We are working closely with our franchisee partner of this location and cooperating with law enforcement as the investigation remains ongoing.”
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