In-N-Out Burger Files Legal Action Against YouTube Prankster

He claimed to be CEO, demanded food
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 27, 2018 4:02 AM CDT
Updated Mar 27, 2018 6:41 AM CDT
In-N-Out Burger Seeks to Ban YouTube Prankster
A customer receives an order from the drive-thru at an In-N-Out Burger.   (AP Photo/Adam Lau, File)

In-N-Out Burger isn't laughing about a YouTube prankster who claimed to be the company's CEO making a surprise visit. The burger chain has gone to court to seek a restraining order against prankster Cody Roeder, whose videos appeared on his popular "Trollmunchies" YouTube channel, the OC Register reports. In two now-deleted videos filmed earlier this month, Roeder visits Southern California In-N-Out burger locations dressed in business attire, claiming to be the acting CEO and demanding free food for a "taste test." He claims to be the ex-husband of Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, the granddaughter of chain founder Harry Snyder.

According to court papers, at one location, Roeder berated employees for "contamination" of the food and grabbed a burger from a customer believed to have been his assistant. Roeder "proceeded to throw the burger on the ground in the middle of the restaurant and step on it, telling the customer it was 'garbage,'" the legal filing states. In a statement, the chain said it has seen "an increase of visitors to our stores, who are not customers but instead are intentionally disruptive and who then try to promote themselves through social media." The legal action seeks a restraining order banning Roeder and his accomplices from the chain's restaurants, as well as damages of more than $25,000. (More fast food stories.)

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