Wingstop Employee Faces Assault Charge After Throwing Hot Oil in Memphis

Johnisa Herring, a 25-year-old employee at a Wingstop in Memphis, Tennessee, faces an aggravated assault charge after allegedly throwing hot cooking oil onto two customers during a dispute on July 22. The argument reportedly began over a bill discrepancy, with the customers being 61 cents short. Herring is accused of filling a bowl with hot oil from the kitchen and throwing it at the women, causing second-degree burns to one woman covering approximately 18.5% of her body, while the other sustained burns on her right shoulder. The more severely injured woman was hospitalized at Regional One Medical Center. Herring was initially held on a $7,500 bond and is set to appear in court on August 25. Wingstop is a Texas-based chain specializing in chicken wings, and the motive behind the argument remains unclear.