A heroic Atlanta-area Chick-Fil-A delivery driver was filmed fighting off an armed robber who made a chilling threat after smashing his drive-thru window.
Security footage from the restaurant on Stone Mountain Highway in Gwinnett County shows the unidentified employee arguing with a masked armed robber who pointed a gun at his head.
The gunman then demanded the employee open a safe in the manager’s office around 4:30 a.m. on July 1, police announced Wednesday.
In a terrifying moment, the suspect allegedly warned the worker that if he did not open the safe, he would die. 11 live reports.
The worker can then be seen pushing and struggling with the attacker, forcing the suspect to lose control of his gun, which falls to the ground as the employee manages to remove the man’s mask, sunglasses and dark-colored hat.
Surveillance footage from an Atlanta-area Chick-Fil-A captured an armed robber pointing a gun at a delivery worker on July 1.
Police say the attacker, who has since been identified as 51-year-old Tommie Lee Williams, told the employee that if he didn’t open the safe, he would die.
The suspect, who has since been identified as 51-year-old Tommie Lee Williams, attempted to fight back and was seen attempting to punch and kick the delivery driver at several points during the fight.
But police said he fled the restaurant empty-handed before officers arrived at the scene.
The driver told officers he was working that night when the suspect smashed the drive-thru window with a rock and climbed into the kitchen area.
He then made the chilling threat, prompting the employee to defend himself, as he told officers he didn’t know the combination.
The employee fought back and was seen wrestling with the attacker for several minutes.
During the fight, the employee managed to remove the man’s hat, sunglasses and mask.
Investigators were eventually able to identify the vehicle they believed the suspect used to get to Chick-Fil-A, leading them to identify the suspect as Williams.
Police then issued arrest warrants charging Williams with armed robbery, aggravated assault, second-degree robbery, kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and second-degree criminal damage to property.
Williams was finally arrested on Wednesday with the help of U.S. Marshals and the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department, 11 Alive reports.
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