HIGH POINT, N.C. — A High Point, North Carolina pastor was arrested after police say he assaulted a McDonald's employee on Thursday.
According to High Point Police Department records, a manager-in-training at a McDonald's on South Main Street said that her employees were "disrespecting" her and called her husband to assist her.
Her husband, 57-year-old Dwayne Waden, entered the business, went around the counter and placed his hands around the neck of the victim, pushing his head toward the deep fryer, according to police records. Waden also punched the victim several times in the face and did not stop until employees pulled him off of the victim.
The victim suffered large contusions to the forehead and right eye, along with scratches on his neck, according to police. Medic responded, but the victim chose to let his family take him to the hospital for his injuries.
Waden, the pastor of Elevated Life International Ministries in High Point, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor simple assault, according to police records. He was released on a $1,000 bond Friday and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 22.
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