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Armed man in Florida McDonald's told people to 'get out of my country'

FILE - In this April 24, 2017, file photo, corporate signage hangs at a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh. McDonald’s, citing the new U.S. tax law and the tightening job market, is expanding its 3-year-old education benefits program, tripling the amount of money some workers can get each year to help pay for college or trade school tuition. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man faces multiple charges after sheriff's deputies say he threatened two McDonald's customers with a stun gun and knife and yelled "get out of my country."

Mohamed Galal and Zeyad Said told St. Johns Sheriff's deputies that John Jay Smith, 60, approached them while holding a knife and asked if they were "American boys." An arrest report says Smith yelled that they "don't deserve American food."

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While being arrested, the report says Smith said "they killed my son," a U.S. Marine who died while in combat in Afghanistan.

Smith faces charges of aggravated assault, trespassing and burglary.

Prosecutors will determine whether the incident was a hate crime.

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