TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - WTXL has been following the now-viral story of a Tallahassee police officer who shaved a homeless man to help him get a job at a local McDonald's.
Phil March has been homeless for a little more than a year after the house he and his nephew were living in was foreclosed.
He said he was always trying to find away off the streets, and as we've seen, he got some help this week, thanks to Tallahassee police officer Tony Carlson.
Since that moment was shared online, the two of them have been instant celebrities, but neither of them even knew they were being filmed.
Phil said he's very thankful for all of the help he's gotten from Officer Carlson to the McDonald's on Thomasville Road.
"Just happened to be at McDonald's that day when the people were talking," Phil said. "I told them, 'Hey, I can work, too.' She said, 'Well, prove to me that you want the job. Shave the beard. Look like Grizzly Adams.' So, I finally got the shave, and everything is working out now."
Phil met the owner of that McDonald's Thursday at the Capitol. Officer Carlson said Phil's paperwork will get mailed to the police department and he'll take it to Phil himself.
Phil said he'll get a McDonald's uniform, and the fast food restaurant will give a free meal every day.
His favorite thing to order? The Big Mac.
He said his job will mostly be cleaning up, and he promises that McDonald's will be the cleanest in town.
