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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WZTV) — A former Wendy’s manager in Murfreesboro is facing charges after police say she tied an employee to a grill as part of a TikTok trend.
Murfreesboro Police arrested 19-year-old Michiko Burton after looking into what happened at the Wendy’s on South Church Street on Aug. 30.
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Officers say Burton told them she tied a worker, who is neurodivergent, to a workstation as part of a TikTok trend.
Police say Adult Protective Services got involved and detectives with the Special Victims Unit investigated the case.
She is charged with simple assault and false imprisonment.
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Burton was booked into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $2,000 bond.
A court date is set for Oct. 22 in General Sessions Court.
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