MD Teen Who Killed Friend Over McDonald's Dipping Sauce Sentenced

CHARLES COUNTY, MD — A Maryland teen was sentenced to five years in state custody after she was convicted of killing her 16-year-old friend in a dispute over McDonald's sweet-and-sour sauce, according to multiple reports.

The teen, whose name was not made public because she was tried as a juvenile, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Naima Liggon of Waldorf, who was fatally stabbed outside a Washington, D.C. McDonald's in August 2023.

In December, prosecutors allowed the teen to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed and carrying a dangerous weapon, the Washington Post reported.

The teen received the maximum sentence due to the plea deal, according to a WTOP report. She will remain in the custody of the D.C. Department of Youth and Rehabilitation Services system until her 21st birthday, reports said.

Surveillance video of the fatal stabbing showed three females fighting on the sidewalk in front of a McDonald's located at 14th and U streets in Northwest Washington, D.C., reports said.

According to the Post, the defendant and another girl argued about a dipping sauce after returning to their car. Prosecutors said Liggon stood between the pair, and when the defendant swung at the other girl, she struck Liggon instead, the Post reported.

In his statement provided to the court, Wylace Liggon said the fight went too far and his daughter "should not have been killed over sweet and sour sauce," WTOP reported.

"Naima was a bright soul with so much potential for the future," he said. "I was just so excited about the person she was going to turn into in the future. And it’s just a shame that we won’t get a chance to see that."