Singer Pleasure P ordered $60 in food at Checkers. What he did next landed him in jail.
Instead of just ordering his burgers and fries, R&B singer Pleasure P used the drive-through intercom system at a Miami Gardens Checkers to yell at an employee for several minutes, police said.
He then drove up to the window, got out of his car and “pushed her intentionally” with the $60 worth of food he had just paid for, police said.
His fit at the fast food joint ended in a free ride to jail. The singer, whose real name is Marcus Cooper, was arrested and charged with battery.
The incident happened around closing time on Thursday — which is 5 a.m. — at the Checkers located at 18100 NW Second Ave.
Am employee told police that Cooper, 35, formerly a member of the Miami-based R&B outfit Pretty Ricky, yelled at her for several minutes before pulling up and getting out of his car. He then yelled at her more, according to the arrest report.
He then gave her the $60 and she gave him the food, police said.
“The victim then stated that the defendant then pushed her intentionally with malicious intent in the chest with the food he received from her at the drive-through window,” an officer wrote in the report.
She then called police. Cooper told an officer that he did throw the food, but not at the employee, police said. In the report, an officer indicated that Cooper “was emitting a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.”
After the officer saw “food all over the floor” and spoke to other witnesses, Cooper was taken into custody, police said.
This is not the first time Cooper has made headlines. In 2018, he was arrested and charged with DUI in Miami Beach. Court records do not show the disposition of the case.
Miami Herald staff writers David Ovalle and Charles Rabin contributed to this report.
This story was originally published March 5, 2020 at 7:00 PM.
