Texas man nabbed for mac and cheese caper at Chick-fil-A

U.S. newsTexas man nabbed for mac and cheese caper at Chick-fil-AKeyshun Jones allegedly stole more than $80,000 in November 2025 by ordering the comfort food and then immediately refunding the money to his credit cards.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00A Chick-fil-A restaurant.NurPhoto via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 30, 2026, 3:24 PM EDTBy Corky SiemaszkoA former Chick-fil-A worker in Texas is accused of pocketing more than $80,000 by ringing up 800 fraudulent orders of mac and cheese and refunding them to his personal credit cards.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Keyshun Jones, 23, allegedly carried out the scheme in November 2025 — and it was all caught on surveillance camera.Grapevine Police say Jones evaded arrest multiple times before finally being apprehended on April 17 with assistance from the Texas Attorney General’s Fugitive Task Force and the Fort Worth Police Department. Jones faces charges of property theft, money laundering and evading arrest, according to police.Detectives were alerted about the alleged theft on Nov. 29 by the owner of the franchise who directed them to CCTV footage which showed a man using a cash register to order $80,105 of the cheese and macaroni comfort food, according to a police report.The franchise owner identified the man as Jones and told police his direct deposit had been set up through the Navy Federal Credit Union before he'd been fired in October, the report said.There was no indication in the police report why Jones had been let go. ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleCorky SiemaszkoCorky Siemaszko is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital.