Riveting video shows Chick-fil-A employee bravely fighting gun-wielding burglary suspect



A brave Chick-fil-A employee in Georgia risked his life and bravely thwarted an armed robbery last month. Riveting video shows the fast-food worker fighting off the suspected robber for three minutes.

The intense confrontation occurred around 4:30 a.m. July 1 at the Chick-fil-A in Stone Mountain, Georgia, which is about 30 minutes northeast of Atlanta.

The worker was able to get the suspect in a headlock and shoved him into the back room.

A delivery driver for the Chick-fil-A restaurant was preparing for his workday when 51-year-old Tommie Lee Williams used a rock to smash through the drive-thru window, according to the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office.

The masked burglary suspect is seen on surveillance video — which you can view on the Facebook page for the sheriff's office — escorting the employee into the back area of the restaurant. Williams is seen pointing a gun at the worker and instructing him to open the safe in the back room.

The sheriff's office noted that the suspect told the victim "he was going to die if he didn’t open the safe" and pointed a handgun at him. However, the employee informed police that he did not know the safe's combination.

Suddenly, the employee saw an opportunity and lunged at the gun.

What ensued was a violent altercation that lasted minutes.

The worker was able to bearhug the suspect so he couldn't aim the firearm at him. The Chick-fil-A employee also landed several punches and elbows. However, the alleged robber smashed the worker with the gun.

During the turbulent tussle, the gun fell to the floor as both men continued to wrestle each other.

The worker was able to get the suspect in a headlock and shoved him into the back room.

The suspect is seen on video choking and kicking the employee.

Soon the suspect broke free and retrieved the firearm from the ground, after which the pair struggled for the gun.

The suspect then retreated to the kitchen, which is out of view of the surveillance camera.

Police said Williams fled the restaurant through a rear exit door and escaped before police arrived at the crime scene.

Detectives identified a vehicle seen in the area that they tied to Williams.

Law enforcement officials obtained warrants for Williams, and officers with the U.S. Marshals and the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department arrested him Wednesday.

Williams faces charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglary in the second 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 second degree.

Williams was booked at the Gwinnett County Jail. A bond amount was not immediately listed in online jail records.

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Two baristas beat down idiots allegedly trying to rob Starbucks with fake guns, and the company thanked them by firing them



Two baristas who beat up two men who allegedly tried to rob a Starbucks in Missouri were fired by the coffee chain for their heroic efforts.

St. Louis police said 37-year-old Joshua Noe and 35-year-old Marquise Porter-Doyle rushed into a Starbucks on Dec. 17 with what looked like real handguns and demanded the employees hand over cash in the register.

When the employee said he wasn't able to open the safe, Noe allegedly hit the employee in the head with his gun, but the gun shattered, and that's when the victims realized they had fake guns.

Two of the baristas and some of the customers beat down the two would-be robbers and held Noe until police arrived. Porter-Doyle was able to escape, but police caught up with him later and arrested him.

The two alleged robbers are facing a combined 20 felony charges for robbery, attempted robbery, and assault

Instead of thanking the two employees, the company fired them.

An attorney for the former barista Michael Harris says they are filing a lawsuit against Starbucks, according to the St. Louis Riverfront Times. The other fired barista was Devin Jones-Ransom.

"Michael and Devin were promptly fired by the company without any explanation as to what, if any policy they violated, or what they should have done differently about the situation," said attorney Ryan Krupp.

"Harris complied with the robbers' demands until it was no longer an option for himself and others," he explained.

Krupp says that Harris acted out of fear that he might be killed.

“I just wanted to do the right thing as a person and as an employee," said Harris in a statement.

A representative for Starbucks released a statement about the lawsuit.

"The safety and wellbeing of our partners (employees) and customers is always our first concern," the statement read. "All partners are expected to follow our carefully crafted protocols to ensure the safety of customers and partners during these situations."

Here's more about the incident:

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Video: Jewelry store owner fights crowbar-wielding robber who smashes display case. But when owner pulls gun, crook takes off running.



Surveillance video caught the moment when yet another smash-and-grab robber — this one wielding a crowbar — broke the glass on a display case in a jewelry store in San Bruno, California.

Image source: KRON-TV video screenshot

But instead of running off with valuable merchandise, this crook came face to face with Usman Bhatti — the store's owner — and Bhatti wasn't about to let the smash-and-grab robber get away without a fight.

What happened?

Police told KRON-TV that five males in their teens to early 20s came to the jewelry store in the Tanforan Mall just after 1 p.m. Jan. 21.

Video, however, shows only one suspect smashing the store's glass display case. With that, Bhatti is seen running at the would-be robber and shoving him backward.

Image source: KRON-TV video screenshot

The suspect then turned toward the owner and raised the crowbar as if he was going to hit him, police told the station.

But then Bhatti pulled his gun and pointed it at the crook, who immediately took off running. Surveillance video shows what appears to be at least one of the crook's accomplices, who was outside the store, also running away.

Image source: KRON-TV video screenshot

Officials told KRON the store owner has a concealed carry permit, that no injuries were reported, and that no guns were fired.

'A bad experience'

Bhatti spoke to KRON in a separate story, saying that "it was a bad experience. I mean everybody is giving me a thumbs up ... [but] I don’t really feel good about it."

Image source: KRON-TV video screenshot

However, he added to the station that "I will feel good when I see people are really trying to protect themselves and others rather than just back off."

Bhatti told KRON that smash-and-grab robberies have been a menace of late for business owners across the Bay Area. Days after he fought off the crowbar-wielding crook, a second jewelry store at the mall was hit, the station reported.

Police have released two sets of images of the suspects wanted for committing these crimes, KRON said.

Image source: KRON-TV video screenshot

Image source: KRON-TV video screenshot

One of them was armed, KRON said.

Image source: KRON-TV video screenshot

Bhatti pleaded with the powers that be to act.

"I would like to reach out to the lawmakers, please do something," he told the station, adding that "everybody has [rights], but when it comes to the small business we don't have no rights."