A Chick-fil-A employee in Florida rushed to the aid of a woman who was being carjacked, authorities say.
FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida --
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is praising a Chick-fil-A employee in Florida who they said rushed to the aid of a woman who was being carjacked. The woman was getting a baby out of her vehicle outside the restaurant in Fort Walton Beach when a man wielding a stick approached and demanded her keys, the sheriff's office said in aThe man then grabbed the keys from the waistband of the woman's pants, opened the vehicle's door and got inside, the release said.The employee, identified by the operator of the Chick-fil-A as Mykel Gordon, got into a physical struggle with the suspect, who punched Gordon in the face, the release said.
"I'm grateful for my amazing Team Member, Mykel Gordon, who so selflessly jumped in to intervene and help our Guests. I couldn't be prouder of his incredible act of care," Sexton said The suspect, a 43-year-old man, was arrested and charged with carjacking with a weapon and battery, the sheriff's office said.
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