EX-EMPLOYEE RELEASES CRICKETS IN RESTAURANT

The owner of a Copper River Grill restaurant in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, said he has no idea what motivated a former employee to release hundreds of crickets inside his restaurant over the weekend. According to the incident report, an employee working in the food line of the restaurant pulled out several coolers and found styrofoam cups which had been taped together with an opening cut into them. Hundreds of crickets were inside. The incident occurred while the business was open and customers were inside, although a spokesperson for Copper River Grill said no food products were contaminated. Only a few crickets made it to the dining area. After reviewing surveillance video, deputies identified the suspect as 21-year-old Daniel Adams, a former employee. Adams admitted to purchasing a few hundred crickets at Petsmart and making the styrofoam containers to hold them. He said he did “this as a joke and not as a malicious act.” However, Adams was charged with performing a malicious act.
* Jiminy!
* His former boss was hopping mad.
* Crickets. Reminds me of the time I tried doing stand-up.
* “Release the hungry frogs!”
* In some countries, this would have been free appetizers.