Drunken Chicken Fight

Some new details about why an angry Kennedy Fried Chicken owner burned down his neighbor-turned-competitor's store in the Bronx. The owner-arsonist, Kabeer Ahmad, says he was drunk. Shocking! The court documents have Ahmad stating, "I went out drinking last night [New Year's Eve] and after I got drunk I went to the store at 870 Hunts Point Avenue about 3 a.m. and told the customers and employees that the store was closing and that everyone must leave." From the Daily News:

After everyone left, Ahmad said he punched a hole through the wall and used a "spray bottle filled with gas to spray gas through that hole and into Twin Donuts," according to the court documents.

Ahmad said he threw a lit match into Twin Donuts, according to the court documents. Then he locked the door of Kennedy Fried Chicken and drove home.

And when Ahmad drove back, it was "too late to stop the fire" - the FDNY was already there.

The Twin Donuts that Ahmad set fire to was operated by new owner Mike Chor, who said he was selling cheaper fried chicken as a grand opening special. But apparently there was some sort of no-competition clause in the lease that prevents Twin Donuts from selling fried chicken! We await Law & Order: Arson and Poultry Crimes Division.

Photograph from Satan's Laundromat, which had an extensive look of Kennedy Fried Chickens in the area

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By Jen Chung in News on January 4, 2007 1:23 PM

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Paul

Hmmmm, I wonder how those joints are going to deal with the trans-fat ban.

Why should there be any problem? There are no trans fats in butter, in lard, in tallow, or in vegetable oil. Trans fats didn't exist before Wilhelm Normann invented hydrogenation in 1901.

You can make wonderful doughnuts with lard, and great fried chicken with chicken fat - and they're much healthier for you.

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kennedy fried chicken tastes better than kentucky fried chicken. it's all that extra fat and grease they use. DELICIOUS@@@

Elderta

Wow, what a lame excuse to burn down your next door neighbor's place. Neither drinking too much nor a non-competitive chicken-selling clause are enough to warrant arson. What a maroon!

Benjamin Kabak

nisey79: They sued? Why didn't they just burn the Dunkin' Donuts down?

tien

good to know that he was drunk and decided to drive home after setting his competition on fire.

nisey79

Such non-competition clauses are common. The Dunkin' Donuts in my parents' town can't sell bagels--it opened up in the same mini-mall as a bagel place, and the bagel place sued.

Benjamin Kabak

The Twin Donuts that Ahmad set fire to was operated by new owner Mike Chor, who said he selling cheaper fried chicken for as a grand opening special. But apparently there was some sort of no-competition clause in the lease that prevents Twin Donuts from selling fried chicken!

Well, now that you mentioned he was violating his lease, then I fully support Mr. Ahmad's efforts to burn down his competition. That's clearly the best recourse when you've been slighted as he was. Thanks for clearing that up.