“Unbelievable Discovery: What a McDonald’s Manager Found in a Customer’s Trash Will Leave You Speechless!”
Once he had his order he’d be on his way and it would be the last time she would see him— or so she thought.
He made a jumpy gesture at the garbage can
The customer continued behaving strangely, and as he was handed his food, he made a sudden jumpy gesture toward the garbage can.
He jammed a plastic bag into the trash can and swiftly exited the restaurant.
What had he thrown out?
Delonda was curious about what he had thrown in the garbage but took a moment to decide whether she should investigate further.
She had a feeling that she should see what the man had thrown away.
The manager decided to investigate
She abandoned her post behind the counter and approached the garbage can.
All her years in customer service could never have prepared her for what she found discarded in the trash.
She found a gun in a bag
When she pulled the plastic bag out of the garbage bin, it was clear that she was holding an actual gun.
The weapon appeared to be loaded, and she was immediately fearful the strange man might return.
She called the police immediately to report it
Delonda went to the back to call the police and report the incident.
It wasn’t long before officers arrived at her restaurant to collect the weapon and examine it for evidence.
Officers asked for a description and security footage
Officers asked Delonda for a description of the man’s features and behavior. Then they collected security footage and the weapon before leaving the restaurant.
After they were gone, she felt anxiety start to creep in.
She was left with a lot of questions
She still had a lot of unanswered questions about the weapon, who the man was, and whether he was dangerous.
It would be days of wondering before she received a fateful call from the police department.
Police arrested the man but needed Delonda’s help
Police told her that they were conducting an ongoing investigation and thought they had finally caught the suspect.
He was being held at the Tampa Bay Police Department, and investigators were relying on Delonda to give them a positive identity in person.
She gave officers a positive identity from a line up
Delonda was standing behind a one way mirror and had to identify the man in a lineup of people.
Without hesitation, she recognized his face. Even though he couldn’t see her, she felt as though he was looking right at her.
Detective Sargeant Jeremy Williams
Delonda was escorted to the waiting room, where she was left to wait and wonder what crime the man had committed and what she had gotten tangled up in.
Finally, the lead officer on the case, Detective Sergeant Jeremy Williams, came to get her.
The man was a dangerous criminal
Detective Williams led Delonda to his office, where he explained some concerning details to her.
In a serious tone, he explained, “Delonda, the man you identified is a dangerous criminal.”
The case was more serious than she ever could have guessed
But what he told her next was enough to chill her to her core.
She quickly realized that the case was much more serious than she ever could have guessed.
The oddly behaving customer was a serial killer
The detective calmly told Delonda that this man was quite possibly the most dangerous person she had ever encountered.
As it turns out, the oddly behaving customer who ditched the gun was the main suspect in a serial killer investigation.
He had been terrorizing the wider Tampa area
Detective Williams explained that this man was most likely responsible for terrorizing the wider Tampa area for some time now.
Investigators had been building a case against him for a while, but all the evidence was circumstantial. That was until he came into Delonda’s store.
The killer had potential but also a dark, violent secret
The suspect was named Howell Emanuel Donaldson III. On the surface, he had been a star student-athlete on the basketball team when he graduated from St. John’s University in New York.
But deep down, he seemed to have a darker secret.
Officers couldn’t connect him to the evidence
Officers had tons of evidence but couldn’t directly connect it to the suspect.
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