UPDATE: Florida Grandmother Arrested At McDonald's

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Jean Merola is the 75-year-old grandmother from Florida. She was arrested outside of McDonald's. She ordered fries and coffee. She asked for her fries without salt. McDonald's told her to move up and they would bring out her order. The police officer behind her received his order, but when he asked her to move up so he could get around her, she didn't respond to him. When he asked her for her license she told him, "You are an evil man. Your wife is going to divorce you. Your kids probably hate you, too. You are going to hell." UPDATE: Merola was handcuffed behind her back and put in the cruiser. Another officer arrived and took her to the Pinellas County Jail . Merola said she was searched, photographed, and fingerprinted. "I was under arrest because I was in a wrong parking place. I says well, they told me to park here," Merola said. Jail records show she was released about 90 minutes later on her own recognizance. Sources say she was arrested for disorderly conduct. Now it seems she is also planning to sue over the incident. Merola’s attorney says an initial review of the arrest report shows his client did not commit a crime. “There is always civil liability when someone is arrested without cause. Mrs. Merola has never been in a lawsuit is not litigious by nature,” attorney Steven Andrews said.