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Pregnant Popeye's worker says she was fired for not replacing stolen cash

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Published in Weird News

CHANNELVIEW, Texas (UPI) -- A pregnant Texas woman said she was fired from a Popeye's eatery for refusing to repay about $400 stolen when she was robbed at gunpoint.

Marissa Holcomb, a former shift manager at the Channelview eatery, said about $400 was taken in the March 31 armed robbery, which was recorded by security cameras, and the manager of the Popeye's location told her she would be fired if she didn't replace the stolen money.

"I told them I'm not paying nothing," Holcomb told KHOU-TV. I just had a gun to me. I'm not paying the money.

Holcomb, who is pregnant with her fourth child, said she was fired less than 36 hours after the robbery.

"I don't think it's right because now I'm struggling for my family because what I had to do to keep my life," she said.

A representative from the human resources department of franchise owner Z&H Foods Inc., the third-largest franchisee in the Popeye's chain, said Holcomb was fired for violating company policy by leaving too much money in the register. The representative said the incident wasn't Holcomb's first offense.

 

The representative said the company was not aware of Holcomb being offered the chance to keep her job by repaying the money.

Holcomb said the money hadn't been deposited into the store's safe because an offer for a $1.19 2-piece chicken meal had the store busier than usual.

"They got what they got because that's what we made within one hour," she said.

Holcomb said she is worried she won't be able to find another job.

"I mean who's gonna call me? I'm 5 months pregnant," she said. The fact that I got robbed at gunpoint and it's like nobody cares.


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