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Accused of Decapitating Cat, Smearing Its Blood Inside An Arby’s Bathroom
By Gabrielle Moreira
Maggard used to work at the loca- tion before he was fired in June for allegedly “set- ting fires” in the restaurant.
On Oct. 19, court documents stated that Maggard went to Arby’s, ordered food and went into the men’s bathroom. He eventually
came out and asked the man- ager if it had been remodeled.
Maggard then went back into the bathroom and into a stall. According to court documents, the manager went in to clean the bathroom after all the cus- tomers had left and could hear Maggard in a stall “coughing
and gagging.” The manager left the bathroom and waited for Maggard to leave so he could finish cleaning.
When the man- ager went back into the bathroom to finish cleaning, he found a muti- lated cat inside the stall. Court documents said the manager found a cut open and decapitated
cat on a chang- ing table. The table, toilet, walls and door of the stall were cov- ered in the ani- mal’s blood. The cat’s head was also propped up on top of the changing table.
The manager exited the bath- room and through a window saw Maggard alleged- ly in his truck in the parking lot
possibly waiting to see a reaction. The manager ran out to get the license plate of the truck and Maggard fled the scene.
Officers respond- ed to the restau- rant and processed the scene. One of the officers noted there was no “foul odor” com- ing from the cat and that it was
still warm to the touch, indicating the animal was recently killed.
Arby’s had to buy a new changing station, toilet and repaint the dam- aged stall.
Court documents stated that the restaurant did not have security cameras.
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