An 11-Year-Old Found Ecstasy In Her Sonic Hamburger, Leading To Three Employees' Arrests
An 11-year-old in Texas was unwrapping her four-year-old brother's Sonic hamburger, when she found a pill inside, according to ABC 13. At a press conference, Taylor, TX, chief of police Henry Fluck said, "Being an 11-year-old, she asked her parents if this was candy." It most certainly was not candy, as it turns out. Police confirmed that the pill was ecstasy.
Once the young girl pointed out the pill to her parents, they brought the meal straight to the local police station, per PEOPLE. Police then conducted a field test and determined the pill was MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy).
PEOPLE reports that Taylor police headed to the Sonic restaurant and arrested manager Tanisha Dancer, and two employees; Jonathan Roberson and Jose Molina. According to a police statement obtained by PEOPLE, Dancer was arrested initially for an outstanding felony larceny warrant from Guadalupe County. While she was searched at the Williamson County Jail, she allegedly was in possession of three ecstasy pills, similar to the one found in the hamburger wrapper, Fluck says.
She was then arrested for possession of a controlled substance and fired from her job as manager. Dancer has since been charged with endangering a child and delivering a controlled substance, according to PEOPLE.
Roberson was arrested, also, on four outstanding warrants, per online jail records. Molina was arrested on accusation of possession of marijuana, PEOPLE reports. Local police told KXAN "they do not believe there is a health or safety risk to Sonic customers since they made these arrests."
We reached out to Sonic for comment regarding the incident, and we will update as we hear back. In a statement to PEOPLE, a Sonic spokesperson said, "The franchisee takes guest safety and food safety very seriously. Local police are investigating this incident, and the franchisee is cooperating with police in their investigation. Each franchise organization is an independent employer and thus responsible for its own employment-related policies, practices, and decisions. The franchisee has terminated three employees in connection with this incident."
Per online jail records, Dancer and Roberson are still being held at the Williamson County Jail in lieu of their respective bonds.
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