Pastor accused of trying to throw a cook into a deep fryer at McDonald's for 'disrespecting' his wife

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A church pastor in North Carolina was arrested on allegations he attacked a cook in a McDonald's.

He was called in by his wife, the manager-in-training, who claimed staff were "disrespecting" her.

The pastor had to be restrained by staff until police arrived and charged him with assault.

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Police have accused a North Carolina pastor of attacking a McDonald's cook and trying to push him into a deep fryer.

Dwayne Waden, 57, was arrested on Thursday and charged with assault after police were called to a McDonald's branch on S Main Street in High Point, North Carolina.

Waden is a pastor at the Elevated Life International Ministries and works as a semi truck driver, according to his Facebook page.

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