A customer marched drunk as a skunk into a Texas Whataburger restaurant, turned belligerent, and began attacking its staff – prompting the outlet’s manager to, well, take out the trash.

Police in Paris, about 160km north-east of Dallas, said 41-year-old Anthony William Newhuis was first ordered out of the fast-food joint after he berated workers and caused a disturbance on Feb 22.