Background: The McDonald”s location in Oshkosh, Wis., where Adam Samida shot his manager (Google Maps). Inset: Adam Samida (Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office).
A Wisconsin man involved in a dramatic altercation at a McDonald’s will not face jail time for his actions during the incident. Adam Samida, 25, reached a legal resolution on Monday, entering a no-contest plea to misdemeanor charges of carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct while armed. These charges are linked to a confrontation that occurred just past midnight on October 29, 2025, at a McDonald’s in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The incident unfolded when Samida had a dispute with his manager at the restaurant. According to a criminal complaint cited by the Oshkosh Northwestern, tensions escalated after one of Samida’s managers indicated he intended to send Samida home. The manager reportedly felt Samida was not adequately performing his duties that night.
This disagreement quickly turned physical and reached a perilous point when Samida retrieved a firearm and shot his manager in the foot. The aftermath of the shooting led to an investigation by local authorities.
During the police interviews following the incident, the manager recounted overhearing Samida express discontent over his wages to fellow employees, even making a remark about robbing the establishment. Although the manager did not perceive Samida’s comment as a genuine threat, he still requested that Samida leave the premises, sparking the confrontation that eventually led to gunfire.
When the manager was interviewed by police after the shooting, he told them that he overheard Samida complaining to other employees at the McDonald’s about his pay, purportedly making a comment about robbing the restaurant. Even though the manager did not take that as a serious threat by Samida, he asked Samida to leave.
Samida refused, and after a verbal argument, he told his manager to “meet him outside.” When the manager continued to try to get Samida to leave, Samida gestured to his waistband as if to indicate that he was carrying a gun.
Police said video surveillance showed that the manager was actually preventing Samida from leaving by grabbing him. The manager was heard on the video telling Samida, “I will beat your a—” and “I will whoop you[r] a—, boy,” as Samida headed for the door. According to the complaint, the manager “bear-hugged” Samida and tackled him to the floor as he ran to the bathroom.
When Samida hid in the restaurant bathroom, the manager yanked him to the floor and the two men wrestled. During the struggle, Samida pulled his gun out of his waistband and shot the manager in the foot, but they continued to wrestle until Samida got away. This time, he was able to leave the restaurant.
Police were called to the McDonald’s to respond to a weapons complaint. When they arrived, they found Samida, who readily showed the officers his weapon. He was arrested without incident.
Samida was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 months probation for the incident at McDonald’s. Local Fox affiliate WLUK reported that he was also sentenced to six months in jail for an unrelated hit-and-run conviction from December 2025 plus two years of probation and 30 hours of community service.