In December, all charges were dropped against the McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat two customers who slapped him and recklessly jumped over the counter at the West Village location in October. While 31-year-old Rayon McIntosh was off the hook, a jury voted to indict Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards, the two women who jumped over the counter, on burglary charges. Now, police have testified that the two women were engaged in a drunken lovers' quarrel the night of the incident: "Shut the f--- up, you b----. You're not even hurt. I'm bleeding from the head," Darbeau said to Edwards after she complained about Darbeau not loving her. more ›

Last week, a jury voted to dismiss all charges against the McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat up two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location in October. While 31-year-old Rayon McIntosh is off the hook, a jury has now voted to indict Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards, the two women who jumped over the counter, on burglary charges. more ›

Yesterday, a jury voted to dismiss all charges against the McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location in October. Rayon McIntosh told DNAInfo he was relieved the jury agreed that he was acting in self-defense during the altercation on October 13, and added that he and other employees had been asking management to get security for their location for months: "We were begging them to get security," McIntosh told them by phone. "The McDonald's itself is a problematic store. It has a high, concentrated number of people every day. In the Village, it's crazy." more ›

A jury has voted to dismiss all charges against the McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat up two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location in October. According to DNAInfo, the jury agreed that 31-year-old Rayon McIntosh was acting in self-defense during the altercation on October 13. "Over the last 11 days the grand jury considered the evidence and voted to dismiss in the interest of justice," Assistant District Attorney Jaime Mendoza said. "We ask Mr. McIntosh be freed." more ›

The McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat up two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location sat down for an exclusive jailhouse interview with the Daily News today. Rayon McIntosh gave his version of events for the first time, and defended himself and the actions which may have left one woman with permanent brain damage: "I was just working at my job when I was attacked for no reason. I'm not a heartless person," he said. more ›

The McDonald's cashier who beat up two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location appeared in court yesterday. Rayon McIntosh, 31, was charged with felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon for using a metal rod to hit Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards last week. His co-worker testified that Darbeau was offended that McIntosh wanted to check the authenticity of the $50 she used to pay for her food, taunting, "Bitch ass n--ga, checking my money like it's fake." more ›