--- title: Popeyes Hires Teen Who Stopped a Robbery During Interview description: Devin Washington proved he was committed to going above and beyond the call of duty during an interview at Popeyes on Saturday. canonical: https://time.com/4266803/popeyes-hires-teen-who-stopped-robbery-during-interview/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-21T21:46:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:31:03.000Z og:title: Teen Who Stopped a Robbery During Interview Obviously Gets the Job og:description: "You're hired; you earned it" og:url: https://time.com/4266803/popeyes-hires-teen-who-stopped-robbery-during-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f77f4dac59047be/69888beacf40a8181bc427c8/popeyes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Company Signs og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Teen Who Stopped a Robbery During Interview Obviously Gets the Job twitter:description: "You're hired; you earned it" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f77f4dac59047be/69888beacf40a8181bc427c8/popeyes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Teen Who Stopped a Robbery During Popeyes Interview Obviously Gets the Job  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 21, 2016 9:46 PM CUT  Stock photo of a Popeyes restaurant Stock photo of a Popeyes restaurantJim McKinley/Moment Editorial/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 21, 2016 9:46 PM CUT Devin Washington proved he was committed to going above and beyond during an interview at a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen on Saturday when he helped [employees apprehend a man](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/06/dunkin-donuts-employee-stops-robbery-with-hot-coffee/ "undefined") who tried to rob the restaurant. The 18 year old was in the middle of interviewing for a position at a New Orleans location of the fast food chain when the suspect—later identified as Pablo Ciscart—attempted to [take money](http://time.com/3971658/heart-of-gaming-arcade-crowdfund/ "undefined") from an open cash register and flee the scene, [reports police](http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/applicant-helps-stop-robbery-during-popeyes-job-interview/38600862 "undefined"). Danyanna Metoyer, [the manager](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/07/19/96-year-old-store-owner-scares-robber-away/ "undefined") conducting the interview, blocked the man from exiting while Washington pinned his arm behind him. They then held him until police arrived. Metoyer said she had already decided to hire Washington before the incident but his actions sealed the deal. “You’re hired; you earned it,” she told him, according to the [Associated Press](http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/03/popeyes%5Fapplicant%5Fgets%5Fjob%5Faft.html#incart%5Farticle%5Fsmall "undefined"). **Read More:** [Man Stops Robbery Mid-Proposal, Woman Obviously Says Yes](http://time.com/3979207/boyfriend-proposal-robbery/ "undefined") Ciscart was arrested on a simple robbery charge after [admitting to police](http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/applicant-helps-stop-robbery-during-popeyes-job-interview/38600862 "undefined") that he committed the crime. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4266803/popeyes-hires-teen-who-stopped-robbery-during-interview/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4266803/popeyes-hires-teen-who-stopped-robbery-during-interview/"},"headline":"Teen Who Stopped a Robbery During Popeyes Interview Obviously Gets the Job","datePublished":"2016-03-21T21:46:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:31:03.000Z","description":"\"You're hired; you earned it\"","url":"https://time.com/4266803/popeyes-hires-teen-who-stopped-robbery-during-interview/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","restaurants","Business topic","Weird News"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f77f4dac59047be/69888beacf40a8181bc427c8/popeyes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f77f4dac59047be/69888beacf40a8181bc427c8/popeyes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Company Signs","caption":"Popeyes restaurant","creditText":"Jim McKinley/Moment Editorial/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4266803/popeyes-hires-teen-who-stopped-robbery-during-interview/","name":"Teen Who Stopped a Robbery During Popeyes Interview Obviously Gets the Job"}}]}] ```