A customer at a McDonald's in Georgia has been arrested after allegedly
spitting on one employee and shooting another during an argument that
ensued at the pick-up window.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:11 p.m. on Thursday when the
suspect, later identified as 26-year-old Devonte Watts of Stone Mountain,
Georgia, pulled up to a McDonald's restaurant located off of U.S. Highway
129 North, about 55 miles northeast of Atlanta, and proceeded to order
some food, said the Jefferson Police Department in a statement on social
media.
At some point, an argument between Watts and the employee receiving his
order took place and when the customer pulled up to the pick-up window in
his car, authorities say that he then allegedly spat on the employee.
But the incident did not end there.
"The employee went outside to confront the customer," the Jefferson Police
Department said. "The argument continued, and as the customer drove away
he fired one shot towards the employee. The bullet actually hit a second
employee who had gone outside with the first employee to try to defuse the
situation."
The employee who was shot in the altercation was immediately taken to a
hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled
the scene of the crime.
In an update posted less than 24 hours after the shooting, the Jefferson
Police Department said that they had arrested Watts and that he is now
facing multiple charges including aggravated battery, aggravated assault,
possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm
during commission of a crime.
"We'd like to thank all the agencies who assisted us with this incident
including Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Georgia Bureau of
Investigations, Gainesville Police Department & Hall County Sheriff's
Office," said Jefferson Police Department.
Anybody with any further information regarding the shooting is urged to
call the Jefferson Police Department at
706-367-5231.
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