Man strangles Burger King worker after arguing over mask rules: report

Violence broke out in a Burger King of New Jersey out of nowhere.

According to police, a man entered the restaurant in Wayne and assaulted a female employee. While the incident on March 27 is still being investigated, the man got into an argument with workers at the same Burger King earlier in the day because he was not wearing a mask.

Wayne police officers arrested David Siversten after locating him near the Newark-Pompton Turnpike, according to a report on the department’s Facebook page. According to officers, he said, “You got me.”

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Siversten allegedly entered the CC and began strangling a woman who worked at the restaurant. Fortunately, another worker intervened, whereupon Siversten apparently fled the scene.

While the victim allegedly complained of pain after the attack, she apparently did not want to be taken to the hospital.

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Earlier that day, a suspect (determined to be Siversten) entered the same Burger King without a mask. According to police, he quarreled with staff and authorities were also called. The man fled the restaurant before law enforcement arrived.

The officers who arrested Siversten described him as ‘excited’ and that he was ‘apparently under the influence of alcohol’. He is charged with aggravated assault. According to Wayne police, Siversten injured himself during the booking process when he cooperated and “intentionally” hit his head in a steel bench.

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The man needed medical help and was taken to a nearby hospital and later transported to Passaic County Jail.

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