A Harleysville man was arrested Tuesday morning on a variety of charges stemming from an incident at the McDonald’s on Main Street.
Lower Salford Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Main Street at 9:43 a.m. on June 13 for a report of an armed subject. The manager at the location advised a male was becoming combative, had threatened staff with a rock, and had since fled the scene on foot, according to the criminal complaint.
Arriving police encountered the male — identified as 23-year-old Nasir Myers, of Lower Salford — walking away from the scene. Police said Myers was visually and verbally upset and indicated that he had been offered a job there but never received a call from management on when to start. Myers told police he was upset because he wanted to work, denied making any threats, and said he had gone to the location in person to speak to the manager about the job, the report states.
The manager provided a different account of events to police, stating that Myers had been hired one month prior, but he quit after working one shift because he didn’t like the job. The manager said Myers returned to the location three weeks later asking for his job back, however he was informed that the position had been filled and he would not be rehired, according to the complaint.
Myers returned to the location on Tuesday and began shouting at staff while holding a rock in his hand, police said. The manager said Myers repeatedly gestured as if he had a weapon in his pocket, and repeatedly asked for a female manager, who had since been moved to a rear office for safety, the report states. The complaint quotes Myers as saying “I’m going to break every f-----g window in this motherf-----g store. Go get [female manager]. I got something for her.”
Myers also stated he was going to kill a different manager, police said.
The complaint notes that approximately eight customers were inside of the store during the incident, all of which fled the scene. The manager also moved all other staffers to a crew room for their safety, police said.
Myers was taken into custody by police, at which time he stated he needed to get back to his apartment as he had left his 5- and 2-year-old children alone and unsupervised, the report states. Police arrived at the apartment for a welfare check, and after receiving permission to enter from the children’s mother via phone, they found the door unlocked and the two children inside watching television, according to the complaint.
Police remained on scene with the kids until a family member arrived to take custody, the report states.
As a result of the incident, Myers has been charged with two felony counts of child endangerment, along with misdemeanor counts of simple assault, possessing an instrument of crime, and reckless endangerment, and summary counts of harassment and disorderly conduct. He is currently free on $5,000 unsecured bail.
Court records show Myers has a preliminary hearing on June 26 at 10 a.m. in front of Magisterial District Judge Albert Augustine. No attorney information for Myers is currently listed.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using court records and the affidavit of probable cause.
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