Deputies taunted, had food tampered with in N.C. restaurant

Employees at this Shelby, N.C., Zaxby's restaurant reportedly mistreated two local sheriff's deputies by taunting them and tampering with their food. (WJXY)
Employees at this Shelby, N.C., Zaxby's restaurant reportedly mistreated two local sheriff's deputies by taunting them and tampering with their food. (WJXY)
Employees at this Shelby, N.C., Zaxby’s restaurant reportedly mistreated two local sheriff’s deputies by taunting them and tampering with their food. (WJXY)

SHELBY, North Carolina (AP) — Two North Carolina sheriff’s deputies say they were taunted and served inedible food at a restaurant in Shelby, N.C.

Cleveland County Sheriff’s Capt. Joel Shores told CBS affiliate WBTV he was angry, but not surprised by what happened at the Zaxby’s restaurant Sunday.

Shores posted a message on Facebook on behalf of the wife of one of the deputies, who were not identified.

“Years ago, this profession was respected, it was honored. Now to get ridiculed, to be a target, to possibly get shot at, for little pay… what’s the motivation to be a police officer other than do it because your heart’s in it to help the community?” Shores said.

She said cooks yelled at the deputies and called them names. She said her husband and his partner ignored the insults and ordered anyway. The woman said her husband realized they had put the hottest sauce possible on his wings and he could not eat them.

Since news of the incident went viral, there has been tremendous backlash from the local community, with many residents calling for a boycott of the Zaxby’s until the employees involved are fired.

Shores later posted that Zaxby’s had apologized.

Restaurant owner Neal Glezen told The Star of Shelby he’s trying to figure out what happened.

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