A former Alabama city councilman allegedly made a series of disturbing threats at a Hooters restaurant, including graphic claims about raping “little girls” and killing people.
William Carroll Jr., 56, faces two counts of second-degree making a terrorist threat over the alleged incident at the Hooters on Airport Boulevard in Mobile on Oct. 14, Fox 10 reported.
According to court documents obtained by the outlet, Carroll initially confronted one employee and allegedly told her, “I rape little girls like you” and “I dig ditches and kill people before.”
The former politician then allegedly directed another comment at a second employee, saying, “I kill people for a living and rape little girls like her.”
Officers responded to the restaurant, issued Carroll a trespass warning and ordered him to leave.
He was arrested nearly two weeks later, on Wednesday, and booked into Mobile County Metro Jail.
Carroll later posted bond and was released.
In a 911 call from the Hooters location obtained by AL.com, the manager told police, “He’s not going to come in here and talk to any of us like that.”
Hooters confirmed the incident in a statement to Fox 10, saying, “We are aware of an incident that occurred on October 14 at our Mobile location.”
“The person in question made inappropriate and disturbing comments to a staff member who reported the behavior to a manager,” the company said.
“As standard policy, the person was immediately asked to leave and the authorities were notified.”
Carroll previously represented District 2, located in the northeastern part of Mobile, but lost to challenger Samantha Ingram in August 2025.
Carroll has alleged that Ingram failed to satisfy the statutory residency requirement to run in the election.
According to NBC 15, a lawsuit filed by Carroll claims Ingram had not voted in Alabama since 2006 and was registered to vote in Georgia.
The legal challenge cost Carroll $25,000 in attorney fees, Fox 10 reported.
Mobile’s municipal elections are nonpartisan, and neither Carroll nor Ingram ran with a political party’s endorsement or ticket.
Carroll has also written on Facebook about his Catholic faith, saying it gave him “faith and discipline.”
“As a proud alumnus of both St. Mary Catholic School and McGill-Toolen, this recognition is deeply meaningful,” he wrote in a post about an award he received.
“The lessons of faith, discipline, and service I learned there continue to guide me every day from my time as a student athlete to my work serving the people of District 2.”
Hooters and the Mobile City Council did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
