Chick-fil-A is known for excellent customer service.
And a delivery driver deserves some serious recognition after his heroics at a Georgia Chick-fil-A.
According to a Fox News report, 51-year-old Tommie Lee Williams was arrested in Gwinnett County, Georgia after attempting an armed robbery at a Chick-fil-A restaurant around 4:30 am.
Williams, allegedly armed and masked, broke into the Chick-fil-A at Stone Mountain Highway, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department. Williams then threatened a delivery driver present in the kitchen area using a handgun.
“When officers arrived, the victim told them that he was a delivery driver for the business and while he was inside working, the suspect smashed through a drive-thru window with a rock and entered the kitchen area,” the Gwinnett County Police Department said in a release.
“The suspect told the victim that he was going to die if he didn’t open the safe and pointed a handgun at him. The victim told police that he didn’t know the combination to the safe, so he decided to fight off the armed robber,” the post continued.
Surveillance footage from the store shows the two men fighting for several minutes over the gun, with the Chick-fil-A driver ultimately fending off the armed robber.
The heroic worker was also able to remove the armed robber’s mask, which helped police identify the suspect after fleeing from a back door of the store.
Detectives with the Gwinnett County Police Department were eventually able to identify a vehicle believed to have been used in the would-be robbery which led to the arrest of Tommie Lee Williams.
Williams was arrested for armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglary in the 2nd degree, kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and criminal damage to property in the 2nd degree.
Read the full release from the police, and watch the footage:
Media Release: Chick-fil-a Driver Fights Off Armed Robber for Several Minutes Inside Store
The Gwinnett County Police Department has made an arrest of an armed robbery suspect who fought with a Chick-fil-a employee for several minutes during the early morning hours of July 1.… pic.twitter.com/ujupKz3mZs
— Gwinnett County Police (@GwinnettPd) July 31, 2024