Dead Squirrel Tossed In Drive-Thru Window
Man, 26, sought “extra nuts” for his late rodent
DECEMBER 13--While all sorts of stuff has been thrown by enraged motorists through the drive-thru window, it wasn’t until last week that someone got arrested for heaving a dead squirrel at a fast food worker.
The bizarre incident at a Hardee’s in Bartonville, Illinois resulted in a disorderly conduct charge being leveled against Christopher 
Thompson, 26, according to police reports that carry a brief case summary: “Male threw dead animal through drive thru window.”
A Bartonville Police Department investigation determined that the deceased squirrel had been placed on the dash of Thompson’s vehicle “as a prank” by a friend. Instead of disposing of the animal, Thompson, pictured at right, left the dead squirrel inside the vehicle when he went to Hardee’s, where the “2/3 lb. Monster Thickburger” will thicken your arteries.
Thompson told cops that when he pulled up to the drive-thru window for his grub, “he began to pet the squirrel and make it talk to the female employees of Hardee’s as a ‘joke.’” Hardee’s worker Deborah Roberts, who waited on Thompson, said that after Thompson placed his order, “he asked for extra nuts for his squirrel as he pet it.”
After telling Thompson that she did not believe the animal was real, Roberts turned away from the window. That’s when the motorist said, “Yes, it is,” and “threw the dead squirrel into the restaurant.”
A Hardee’s patron, going beyond the call of duty, removed the animal and placed it in the snow outside the eatery (where the police later snapped several evidence photos, which can be seen here).
When a cop interviewed Thompson last week at his residence, he confessed to the “prank,” claiming that he thought “the drive thru window would close, not allowing the squirrel to enter the business.” Thompson, police noted, was issued a village ordinance citation for disorderly conduct.
Police Chief Brian Fengel said his department takes incidents like this seriously, adding that such behavior would not be condoned in the Peoria-area village (pop. 6310). (2 pages)
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