CROTONA PARK EAST, Bronx (WABC) -- A worker at a McDonalds in the Bronx is under arrest after allegedly smashing a coffee pot filled with hot water over the head of a customer.
The incident was reported late Thursday night at the restaurant on Boston Road.
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The victim reportedly first spit on the worker and tried to climb in through the drive-thru window of the restaurant.
Authorities say the employee, 24-year-old Emonie Reed, responded by hitting him over the head with a coffee pot filled hot water.
The coffee pot shattered, cutting the man on the neck. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and was said to be stable.
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Reed was taken into custody. She was charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment.
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