McDonald's Shift Manager Burned over 22% of Body in Alleged Hot Oil Attack
Police arrested a 23-year-old coworker as investigators said the motive remains unclear after the attack left Jacob Smith with severe burns.
- A 20-year-old shift manager at a Yuba City McDonald's suffered second-degree burns across 22% of his body when a coworker allegedly threw hot cooking oil on him, injuring his face, arm, back and upper torso.
- The motive behind the attack remains unclear, though 23-year-old Jalani Bluett allegedly fled the restaurant immediately after the incident before being arrested May 31 by Sutter County deputies.
- Smith sustained injuries spanning his face, neck, right arm and back, experiencing excruciating pain while doctors work to minimize skin grafting needs. He was engaged before the attack left him facing mounting medical bills and lost income.
- McDonald's owner John Cook confirmed Bluett's termination and pledged support for Smith's recovery. Smith's mother, Amber Smith, created a GoFundMe page, writing "Why would he do this to me?" expressing her heartbreak at the incident.
- Bluett faces multiple felony charges including assault with a deadly weapon, mayhem, and assault resulting in great bodily injury. Smith remains hospitalized in the UC Davis ICU burn unit beginning what his family describes as a lengthy recovery process.
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McDonald's worker allegedly doused with hot cooking oil by co-worker, suffers burns over 22% of his body
A 20-year-old McDonald's worker in Northern California is facing multiple surgeries after a co-worker allegedly hurled hot cooking oil at him, leaving him with severe second-degree burns across nearly a quarter of his body, according to his mother.Jacob Smith was working as a shift manager at a McDonald's in Yuba City when the shocking attack unfolded, his mother, Amber Smith, wrote in a GoFundMe post to raise money for her son’s medical expense…
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