A Florida Chick-fil-A employee is being praised for his quick thinking after he tackled a man trying to carjack a woman with a baby on Wednesday.
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A Florida Chick-fil-A employee is being praised for his quick thinking after he tackled a man trying to carjack a woman with a baby on Wednesday, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said.
The employee, identified as Mykel Gordon, can be seen in a video tackling the man in the restaurant's parking lot while a woman in the background was holding a baby screamed. The sheriff's office said the suspect, 43-year-old William Branch, approached the victim as she was taking her baby out of her car.
While holding a stick, he demanded her keys, then took them from the waistband of her pants and went inside the vehicle, authorities said.Authorities said Branch punched Gordon in the face, but it didn't cause a serious injury. Branch was charged with carjacking with a weapon and battery. Gordon said Branch was involved in another incident shortly before the attempted carjacking.Emily McCain at WFTS in Tampa Bay, Florida, first reported this story.
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