Gator wasn’t on the menu but one did make an appearance inside a Wendy’s just east of Loxahatchee in Royal Palm Beach. And it wasn’t by choice. 
 
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 A Jupiter man threw it through the restaurant’s drive-thru window, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission incident report. 
 
 It happened in October, but the suspect was just taken into custody by U.S. Marshals. 
 
 FWC officials say 23-year-old Joshua James pulled up for his order and after a server handed over a drink and turned around James reached into the back of his truck and tossed the 3-and-a-half foot gator through the drive-thru window. 
 
 
 
 The incident report showed a picture of the gator inside the restaurant. 
 
 James faces charges of aggravated assault and unlawful possession and transportation of an alligator. 
 
 FWC said James admitted to picking up the gator on the side of Southern Boulevard and bringing it to the fast food restaurant. 
 
 During his first court appearance Tuesday morning a judge ordered James to stay out of all Wendy's restaurants, to avoid contact or possession with any animals other than his mother's dog, to undergo a mental health evaluation and to avoid possessing any weapons. If he fails a random drug and alcohol test his bond will be rescinded. Bond was set at $6,000. 
 
 The alligator was later released in a nearby canal. ||||| A Florida man who allegedly hurled an alligator through a Wendy's drive-thru window has been taken into custody, records showed. 
 
 Joshua James, 23, faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, petit theft, and unlawful possession of an alligator, according to Palm Beach County Jail records. 
 
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 He allegedly threw the 3-and-a-half foot reptile through the drive-thru window after being served a large drink in Loxahatchee, according to an incident report from Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 
 
 James told investigators he had picked up the alligator on the side of the road and brought it to the fast-food restaurant, according to the incident report. The alligator was later released into a canal, according to NBC affiliate WPTV reported. 
 
 While the incident took place in October, James was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals this week, WPTV reported. Palm Beach County jail records show that a man with the same name and birthday was booked on Monday.
– A dispute over the freshness of Wendy’s fries leaves a 25-year-old Minnesota woman facing criminal charges. According to CBS Minnesota, Wendy's employees claim that Eiram Chanel Amir Dixson became argumentative during a drive-thru transaction just after noon Thursday after the woman asked specifically for fresh French fries. Reports don't specify the condition of the fries, or whether she even received them, but do make clear that an argument followed. Employees allege Dixson reached through the drive-thru window and, after an employee threw a soft drink at her, proceeded to spray them with Mace. The restaurant manager was hit directly in the face while two more employees were also in the line of the spray, per the police report. All three employees provided similar accounts of the incident, according to ABC News 5. Dixson is being charged with felony use of tear gas to immobilize. If found guilty, she’ll face a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison and/or a $3,000 to $10,000 fine. Wendy’s drive-thrus see their share of action: last year, a worker was allegedly bit over a wrong order in Virginia, while a Florida man reportedly threw an alligator through a drive-thru window as a prank.