A Hawaii-based infantryman asserts he got something threatening with his burger, fries and soda when he ordered a Burger King price meal.

Army Staff Sgt. Clark Bartholomew claims he was hurt by needles when he bit into a Triple Stacker on Dec. 1 from a Burger King found on Schofield Barracks, a sprawling Army base in central Oahu.

According to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Honolulu this week, Bartholomew brought the burger home and while downing the burger, he chewed into the needle that pierced his tongue and made him bleed. He was hospitalized and put on bed rest for six days after another needle was discovered lodged in his small intestine.

The court action announced Bartholomew suffered "severe physical injury, including injuries to his stomach, spincter and tongue" because of Burger King's neglectfulness. He also suffered "anxiety, fear, sleep deficiency, acute trouble and lost wages."

Bartholomew's Haleiwa solicitor, Paul Saccoccio, asserted Fri. that the infantryman joined the army after retiring from the Pentagon Police Dept in 2007. Bartholomew was outside the Pentagon on Sept. Eleven, 2001.

"He saw the aeroplane hit and he was there in the complete ordeal," Saccoccio declared. "He served this country. He is a humble man. He sadly is placed in a situation where he has to seek justice in the courts."

A boss at a the Kolekole Avenue franchise where Bartholomew acquired the price meal declined to comment Friday, and a speaker for Miami-based Burger King Corp. Asserted he couldn't straight away comment.

The regiment and Air Force Exchange Service, which owns the diner, knows the complaint and reviewing the problem, spokesman Judd Anstey said. The exchange operates more than 3,000 stores, cafes and services on army installations across the nation and abroad.

The exchange isn't an accused in the legal action because Bartholomew is awaiting the outcome of his administrative claim with the govt. , according to a report by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, which reported on the suit Fri..

Bartholomew's spouse, Tanya, and young boy, Aric, are also listed as accusers in the complaint. The court action claimed they witnessed the "grievous injury from eating the hamburger containing needles."

The lawsuit notes there were prior injuries from foreign objects, including needles, in Burger King's hamburgers.
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