Whopper of trouble for man in Burger King rampage

VERO BEACH — It could be said that Michael Girardin went to jail for having it his way at Burger King.

That’s because on April 7 he’s accused of going ballistic at the fast food eatery in the 1900 block of U.S. 1, clobbering the drive-thru speaker box and “yelling obscenities across the parking lot.”

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Police about 10:30 p.m. went to a complaint about Girardin, 62 at the time, trying to go in the door and banging on the window. Girardin was told not to return, and he left.

Problem is, he evidently came back.

Police about 11:22 p.m. returned to Burger King, also known as the Home of the Whopper, and saw Girardin stumbling in the road. He smelled of booze, slurred his speech and had a yellow bicycle with him.

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A witness reported Girardin walked to the drive-thru speaker box. He started to “smash his bike into the speaker box until the top half broke off.”

He began yelling foul language across the parking lot.

The speaker box was valued at about $1,000.

At the jail, investigators found a small amount of marijuana in Girardin’s pants pocket.

Girardin, listed as homeless, was arrested on charges including trespassing, criminal mischief and bringing a controlled substance into a holding facility.

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