A Chick-fil-A worker is being hailed as a hero after he thwarted an attempted carjacking at one of the popular fast food chain’s locations in the Florida Panhandle, intervening to rescue a woman with a baby after a man grabbed her keys and got inside of her vehicle.
The action went down on Wednesday at a restaurant in Fort Walton Beach when the man who has been identified as 43-year-old William Branch of DeFuniak Springs approached the woman and her infant, brandishing a stick as a weapon and demanding her keys.
After grabbing the keys from her waistband, Branch then got inside of the vehicle as the victim screamed for help but had his getaway interrupted by Mykel Gordon who flew into action and, despite being punched by the perpetrator, was able to foil the attempt to steal the vehicle.
The dramatic scene was captured on video as Gordon took Branch to the ground where the two scuffled with the Chick-fil-A worker being able to get the car thief into a headlock as other employees rushed to subdue the assailant until police arrived on the scene.
In reference to the FWB Chick-fil-A employee who ran to help a woman with a baby who was being carjacked, we want to say a sincere thank you to Ms. Kelner for providing video of a portion of the encounter. (see prior post). A major shout-out to this young man for his courage! pic.twitter.com/2Lcwe46azv
— OkaloosaSheriff (@OCSOALERTS) September 14, 2022
Gordon was identified by reporter Olivia Iverson of Pensacola ABC affiliate WEAR-TV who posted a picture of the heroic employee on Twitter.
“This is the HERO!” Iverson wrote.
“This is the HERO!”
The @ChickfilA location identified the employee as Mykel Gordon. “At Chick-fil-A our mission is to ‘Serve’ and today Mykel took it further……to ‘Save.'” @weartv pic.twitter.com/ox9UbjDatB
— Olivia Iverson (@OliviaIversonTV) September 14, 2022
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged Branch with carjacking with a weapon and battery,” according to its Facebook page.
(Image: Screengrab/Facebook/Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office)
Twitter reacted to Gordon’s heroic intervention.
In California, people run away from criminals and let others be victimized.
In Florida, Chick-fil-A employees put criminals in a headlock. https://t.co/mc71g8fpbV
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) September 14, 2022
Wow!!! What a hero
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) September 14, 2022
Customer service level: maximum
— Andrew 🐏 (@Andrew_Micah6_8) September 14, 2022
Just when I thought Chick couldn’t be any better!! Like a boss
— Jill smittle (@SmittleJill) September 14, 2022
This is great. Bravo young man. So refreshing to see a someone rushing in to help others rather than the typical useless humans who film the crime and then walk away doing nothing
— Stephen Dugan (@sdugan48) September 15, 2022
If I’ve said once, I’ve said it a hundred times: Chic Fil a has the best customer service around
— Jason Negron (@negronlawfirm) September 14, 2022
“Have a blessed day”
“Don’t forget your guillotine choke, sir.”
— Imminent Florida Man (@flybrowell) September 14, 2022
This guy better not get fired. He would from most any public corporation.
— Kevin Lortz (@KevinLortz) September 14, 2022
What an awesome man. He is a true hero. Beautiful take down.
— Kevin McD (@KevinMcD34) September 14, 2022
And I’m guessing it still didn’t slow down the service at the drive-thru.
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) September 14, 2022
“In reference to the Fort Walton Beach Chick-fil-A employee who ran to the aid of a woman with a baby who was being carjacked, we want to say a sincere thank you to Ms. Kelner for providing video of a portion of the encounter. (see news release in prior post). It has been provided to our deputies handling the case. A major shout-out to this young man for his courage!” The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook, thanking the woman who was able to get a video of the incident.
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Chris Donaldson is an ordinary American who is concerned about rampant corruption as well as the ongoing attacks on our way of life by those who have contempt for our hard-earned freedoms. A Navy veteran, he has been a frequent contributor to conservative websites and resides in Florida.
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