Suspect Accused In Popeyes Stabbing Arrested: PGPD

OXON HILL, MD — Police have arrested the man they believe stabbed a man to death outside of an Oxon Hill Popeyes after an argument about the victim cutting in line for a chicken sandwich.

Police arrested 30-year-old Ricoh McClain of District Heights in the stabbing of 28-year-old Kevin Tyrell Davis of Oxon Hill, Prince George's County Police tweeted at 12:06 a.m. Thursday.

Police believe McClain and Davis had argued over Davis "butting in line." They took the argument outside and within seconds, Davis was stabbed, police say.

PGPD charges suspect wanted for fatal stabbing outside of restaurant. https://t.co/K1NjhK2Hk4
— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) November 12, 2019

Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski told reporters last week that Davis entered the store and methodically cut in line over the next 15 minutes, and once he made it to the counter someone behind him confronted him. Fifteen seconds later, he was on the sidewalk in front of the store with stab wounds that would prove fatal, Stawinski said.

Stawinski said numerous children and their families were in the store and were left in shock by the incident.

Prince George's County Police spokeswoman Jennifer Donelan previously told reporters that the argument started at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 between two men inside the Popeyes at 6247 Livingston Road who were in line for the recently re-released sandwich.

"For you to get that angry over anything ... is a very sad and tragic day, and that person needs to turn himself in," she said.

Police arrived and tried to save the man's life, but he died 51 minutes later at the hospital, Donelan said.

"It's just hard to put into words," she said.

Director Jennifer Donelan update on fatal shooting in 6200 blk of Livingston Rd https://t.co/CQkznCF4PN
— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) November 5, 2019

Popeyes' first release of its chicken sandwich went viral back in August, and the fast food chain quickly sold out of sandwiches, prompting them to suspend the item, and then reintroduce it earlier this month.

The sandwich certainly proved to be popular in Prince George's County. One local man even offered to deliver one for $138 on Craigslist.