Teens locked in Hueytown restaurant after police say manager assumed fake money was used to buy food

HUEYTOWN, Ala. —

It was a scary moment for Helena mother when she said she got a call from her son who said he was locked inside a restaurant. Now, the manager of a Hueytown fast food restaurant is facing charges.

The manager is accused of locking 12 teenagers inside the restaurant and not letting them out until police got there. The teenager at the center of the incident said it all happened because the manager on duty last Thursday assumed the $50 bill he used to pay for his food was fake.

Derrick Leonard told WVTM 13 he and 11 of his friends were eating inside the restaurant like they usually do. He said he paid for his food, but the cashier told him he had to check the cash to make sure it was real. Leonard said the cashier gave him his change, but five minutes later, the cashier ca