May 29, 2018 10:29 pm
Updated: May 29, 2018 10:34 pm

Man who threw coffee in face of McDonald’s employee wanted by police in Washington state

WATCH: Video has emerged from Washington state of a coffee attack at a McDonald's near Seattle. The Lacey Police Department is looking for a suspect wanted for tossing a cup of coffee in an employee's face.

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Police are investigating after a man threw coffee at the manager of a McDonald’s in Washington state.

Surveillance video recorded Friday at a McDonald’s in Lacey, Wash. shows a man ordering a coffee at the counter.

He empties the 97-cent coffee into his travel mug, then tells the manager he did not get a senior discount.

He shows her the receipt before throwing the hot coffee in her face and running out the door.

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The employee was treated for burns.

Lacey police said the man “may be transient and have mental health issues.”

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