PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A Fort Walton Chick-fil-A employee is being hailed as a hero by law enforcement and his employer for successfully foiling a carjacking attempt of a mother and her baby.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said an employee at the Chick-fil-A restaurant rushed to help a screaming woman holding a baby, after a man grabbed the keys from her and attempted to take her car.
According to the arrest report on Sept 14,  a 43-year-old DeFuniak Springs man was charged with carjacking with a weapon and battery. The report said the victim was removing her infant from her car at the Fort Walton Beach Chick-fil-A when she said a man wielding a stick approached her and demanded the keys to her car. He proceeded to grab the keys from the waistband of her pants, opened the car door, and got inside when she began screaming for help….