Marissa Holcomb was held at gunpoint late last month in an armed robbery at a Popeyes in Channelview, Texas.
Then, she was fired.
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The shift manager -- who is five months pregnant -- says she was reprimanded because she refused to pay back $400 that the gunman got away with, according to KHOU.
"I told them I'm not paying nothing," Holcomb told the station. "I just had a gun to me. I'm not paying the money."
On March 31, the gun-toting perp walked into the eatery and demanded that employees get on the floor, Raw Story reports. He grabbed Holcomb by her shirt and told her to empty the safe, but she said she could only open the registers.
Security video of the incident (above) shows the gunman leap over the counter to get to the registers.
The restaurant was reportedly unusually busy that day, so the thief made off with a hefty sum. Holcomb claims that her manager demanded that she reimburse the company the $400 that was stolen, or be fired.
A Popeyes spokesperson told KHOU that it's against company policy to have that much money in the register at any given time, so Holcomb was fired. The rep denied hearing that she was given the option to pay the money back.
Holcomb said she's pregnant with her fourth child and that the firing came at the worst time.
"I don't think it's right because now I'm struggling for my family," she told USA Today. "What I had to do (was) keep my life."
Supporters say they tried to set up a GoFundMe page to help her out, but that page has since been taken down. Holcomb told the New York Daily News that she's applying for jobs every day.
Pregnant Popeyes Manager Fired After Refusing To Pay For Armed Robbery
Then, she was fired.
hotlinked
The shift manager -- who is five months pregnant -- says she was reprimanded because she refused to pay back $400 that the gunman got away with, according to KHOU.
"I told them I'm not paying nothing," Holcomb told the station. "I just had a gun to me. I'm not paying the money."
On March 31, the gun-toting perp walked into the eatery and demanded that employees get on the floor, Raw Story reports. He grabbed Holcomb by her shirt and told her to empty the safe, but she said she could only open the registers.
Security video of the incident (above) shows the gunman leap over the counter to get to the registers.
The restaurant was reportedly unusually busy that day, so the thief made off with a hefty sum. Holcomb claims that her manager demanded that she reimburse the company the $400 that was stolen, or be fired.
A Popeyes spokesperson told KHOU that it's against company policy to have that much money in the register at any given time, so Holcomb was fired. The rep denied hearing that she was given the option to pay the money back.
Holcomb said she's pregnant with her fourth child and that the firing came at the worst time.
"I don't think it's right because now I'm struggling for my family," she told USA Today. "What I had to do (was) keep my life."
Supporters say they tried to set up a GoFundMe page to help her out, but that page has since been taken down. Holcomb told the New York Daily News that she's applying for jobs every day.
Pregnant Popeyes Manager Fired After Refusing To Pay For Armed Robbery
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