MACON, Ga. — A 12-foot alligator found lounging near a McDonald’s drive-thru in Macon this weekend was eventually captured and relocated — but not before a group of residents took matters into their own hands.

The alligator was first spotted Friday outside the McDonald’s on Rocky Creek Road, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

Despite multiple calls to law enforcement and animal control, the reptile remained near the restaurant through Sunday.

That’s when a group of bystanders stepped in to trap the gator themselves.

Among them was local rapper and music producer Lord D'Andre , who says the group used whatever supplies they could find — including duct tape, shoe laces and jackets — to subdue the animal.

“Dude pulls up with some duct tape and a shoestring. He starts tau

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