Michigan woman faces jail after pleading guilty to throwing hot coffee at McDonald’s staff

A woman has pleaded guilty after throwing a “semi-warm” coffee on a McDonald’s staff member she had been arguing with.

Casharra Brown, 49, was at a McDonald’s in Michigan, where she claimed she waited over an hour for her food and coffee on November 4, 2025.

Brown had ordered food on the McDonald’s app, according to Fox News.

However, she did not provide her name or payment information when she submitted the order.

Video footage showed Brown arguing with the cashier, demanding to see another staff member and calling the woman a “liar.”

She claimed she would take the issue to corporate.

The pair argued over a transaction, with the staff member asserting that it had been cancelled and the refund would take up to 48 hours to process.

The staff member then walked away and Brown threw the hot coffee over her back. The staff member shrieked as Brown cursed her out, calling her a “b—h” and saying “f–k you” before storming out.

“Catch that hot a– coffee,” was also said.

It was later revealed that the staff member had not been hurt — as the coffee was only “semi-warm”, according to MLIVE.

The staff member simply did not want Brown to be able to return to the restaurant.

Buena Vista Police Department shared the video, which was filmed by another customer, on November 4.

Brown was arraigned and granted bond on the condition that she would not go to any McDonald’s restaurants.

Brown pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of assault and battery, Daily Mail reported.

She will have to travel from her home state of Georgia to Michigan in March for sentencing.

She faces a maximum sentence of 93 days in prison and a $500 fine.