Should McDonald's workers get $50G reward in Facebook murder case?

Published April 20, 2017 2:45 PM MST

The employees at the McDonald's in Pennsylvania who tipped off authorities and did their best to stall the Facebook murder suspect have been hailed as heroes on social media--with many taking to Twitter to say they deserve the $50,000 reward for helping lead police to Steve Stephens.

Officials said Stephens, 37, killed Robert Godwin Sr., 74, in Cleveland Sunday, then posted video of the horrific attack on Facebook.

A widespread manhunt ensued, and there was no sign of Stephens until a little after 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Thomas DuCharme Jr., the owner of the Erie McDonald's, told Tribune Media Wire that a worker there recognized Stephens as he came through the drive-thru and alerted her supervisor.

"I looked out and I'm like: 'It sure does look a lot like him,'" DuCharme told Tribune Media Wire. "She (the drive-thru worker) was already on the phone at that time, so hats off to my crew and the managers, I'm just so proud of them."

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