The nightmare that began with Steve Stephens killing an innocent elderly man for sport has finally come to an end. Police were alerted by a McDonald’s worker that Stephens was at his drive-thru via Cleveland 19 News and the rest is history.
Henry Sayers, a McDonald’s employee tells our investigative team that Stephens rolled through the drive-thru and ordered a 20 piece Chicken McNuggets and a basket of fries. Sayers says he “acted normal” and there would have been no of way of knowing it was him unless he was on television.
The alert McDonald’s drive-thru employee recognized Stephens while taking his order, and immediately dialed 9-1-1. Sayers says they weren’t 100 percent sure it was him, but called 9-1-1 anyways. The McDonald’s employees knew he might be in the area because of the report that his cell phone ping was picked up in Erie.
Sayers says that Stephens exited the drive-thru and pulled right out onto Buffalo Street, that’s when police lights started flashing and a chase began. The chase lasted for two miles before Stephens took his life.
Unfortunately, Stephens can’t face the law and justice for his crimes, but at least we know that he won’t be able to hurt anymore innocent people simply because he was angry at his girlfriend for breaking up with him.