Chick-Fil-A Employee Reluctantly Accepts Reward after Finding Nearly $10,000 in Cash And Turning It in: 'True Integrity Is Doing the Right Thing When No One Is Watching'

WITN Staff : Apr 8, 2026
WRAL News

[WRAL News] A fast food restaurant employee initially turned down a reward from a man who lost nearly $10,000 in cash on Friday at the Kinston Chick-fil-A. Jaydon Cintron said he was taking his usual break when he found two white envelopes in the men's restroom. ... One envelope was labeled First Citizens Bank with $5,000 and another labeled Truist Bank with $4,333 inside. WITN asked the 18-year-old why he didn't keep the cash. "That's not what Jesus would've done. That's not what God would've wanted," Cintron said... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via WRAL News)