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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Former Wendy's Manager, 19, Accused of Tying Neurodivergent Worker to Kitchen Grill

A 19-year-old former Wendy’s manager faces charges after allegedly tying a neurodivergent employee to a kitchen grill in Tennessee (Credit: Tdorante10/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

A former Wendy's manager has been charged after allegedly using garbage bags to tie a neurodivergent employee to a kitchen grill, before telling police the incident was part of a TikTok trend.

Michiko Burton, 19, was arrested on 17 September over the 30 August incident at a Wendy's on South Church Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She faces charges of simple assault and false imprisonment, both misdemeanour offences, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department.

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