Woman who threw food at Chipotle employee sentenced to work fast-food job

A woman in Ohio who threw a burrito bowl at a Chipotle worker and was convicted of assault has been sentenced to an unusual punishment that includes working in fast food for two months.

Back in September, during a dinner rush and while a restaurant in Parma was short-staffed, Emily Russell, then the store manager, said she made and then remade an order for Rosemary Hayne.

Hayne was not satisfied with the final product. In a video shared widely online, she can be seen yelling at Russell before hurling the burrito bowl at her face.

“I didn’t expect it at all,” said Russell, 26. “I just blinked and there was sour cream dripping from my hair.”

Eventually, someone called the police, Russell said.

Judge Timothy Gilligan of Parma Municipal Court sentenced Hayne to 180 days in jail, with 90 days suspended, court records show.

The judge offered her a chance to reduce her sentence, with a catch — 60 of those days would be suspended if she worked 20 hours a week for 60 days at a fast-food restaurant, said Joseph O’Malley, Hayne’s lawyer.

Hayne, 39, agreed to take the judge up on his offer, he said. She must complete her time as a fast-food worker by the time she reports to jail in March.

O’Malley said he believed the sentencing was fair.

“Here’s a lady that’s almost 40 years old, that never had any type of criminal record at all and then has this one bad day,” he said. “I was imploring the judge to not let this one day define her.”

Hayne has had interviews, but it’s unclear if she had landed a fast-food job yet, O’Malley said.

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