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Want Fries With That Arrest? Granny Nabbed at McDonald's Drive-Thru After Confrontation

Monday, January 21, 2008

A 75-year-old grandmother of eight was arrested at a Florida McDonald's drive-thru after police said she wouldn't pull her car forward.

Jean Merola was waiting for her coffee and fries when a police officer asked her to move her car. Merola refused, saying she was told to wait there by McDonalds employees, MyFoxTampaBay reported.

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Merola was charged with disorderly conduct and hauled off to Pinellas County Jail, where Merola claims she was searched, photographed and fingerprinted.

Jail records show she was released about 90 minutes later on her own recognizance.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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