Connecticut 29-Year-Old Arrested For Assault, Robbery At Burger King

HIGHLAND, NY — The strange case of the man who wreaked havoc at the home of the Whopper has come to a close, police have announced.

The Town of Lloyd Police Department says that a Connecticut man was arrested on Nov. 13 on an Ulster County Superior Court arrest warrant, for an incident that happened at a Burger King over the summer.

Police say 29-year-old Byron K. Bournes, of Hartford, Connecticut, entered the Burger King Restaurant on Route 9W in Highland on July 21, assaulted a Burger King employee, stole the employee's phone along with cash from the register, according to police.

He was charged with two counts of second degree robbery, two counts of third degree robbery, third degree assault, third degree criminal mischief, two counts of fourth degree criminal mischief and petit larceny.

Bournes was taken to the Ulster County Jail to await arraignment in Ulster County Superior Court.

Lloyd police say they were assisted by the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department and the City of Hartford Police Department.