Man arrested for allegedly throwing gator into Wendy's drive-thruHave you ever seen a flying alligator?
A worker at a Wendy's drive-thru did when a customer allegedly threw a 3-and-a-half-foot alligator into the window at restaurant in Florida, according to an incident report, WPTV reported.
Joshua James, 23, of Jupiter, allegedly pulled up to the drive-thru window for his order, got a drink from the employee, and then threw the alligator into the restaurant, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told the station.
James is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, illegally killing, possessing or capturing an alligator, and second-degree larceny petit theft, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.
The incident occurred at a restaurant east of Loxahatchee, Fla., in October, but James was arrested by U.S. Marshals this week, WPTV reported.
The parents of a 24-year-old Jupiter man are speaking about the arrest of their son after he was accused of tossing an alligator through the window of a fast-food restaurant.
“It was just a stupid prank that he did that's now turning into this. He's a prankster. He does stuff like this because he thinks it's funny,” said mother Linda James.
Ed and Linda James said their son is harmless, but he's sitting in jail facing serious charges.
The charge against him is assault with a deadly weapon with intent to do less than murder.
“I don't even get that. I don't get it,” said Linda James referring to the charge.
The suspect’s parents said they are still waiting to get the details from their son directly, but they said he knew one of the employees working at this Wendy's.
“It was somebody at Wendy's that they were pranking,” said Linda James.
“Do you think the people at Wendy's thought it was a prank?” asked WPTV reporter Jared Werksma.
“Well, I mean, how could you not think something like that was a prank,” said Linda James.
Wendy's has not released comment any comment on the incident.
