Cops: Teen Choked Over Dipping Sauce

APRIL 7--A teenage customer was choked by a McDonald’s worker after the girl walked behind the counter to take some ranch dipping sauce “after not being helped by employees,” according to Florida police.

The 17-year-old was returning to the McDonald’s lobby when Akeena Sampson, 31, “grabbed her arm,” cops report. When the teen tried to break free, Sampson allegedly “grabbed her neck” and took the girl to the ground.

Sampson allegedly “choked the victim again” while they were on the floor of the St. Petersburg restaurant.

A criminal complaint does not reveal how many ranch packets--if any--were secured after the victim crossed the McDonald’s front counter threshold.

Cops responding to the McDonald’s Friday afternoon noted that the victim “had visible injuries to her neck and left elbow,” adding that, “the incident was captured on video.”

Pictured above, Sampson was charged with child abuse. She was released from the county jail Friday evening after posting $2500 bond and has pleaded not guilty to the felony count.

A judge has ordered Sampson to have no contact with the victim and directed her to stay away from the “area of offense,” which will likely impact her tenure at McDonald’s (seen below). (1 page)