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Related: About this forumVideo: Florida Chick-fil-A worker fights off carjacker, rescuing woman and a baby
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article265834621.html(video, audio at link)
Video: Florida Chick-fil-A worker fights off carjacker, rescuing woman and a baby
BY DEVOUN CETOUTE
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 10:35 AM
A Florida Chick-fil-A worker went above the call of fast food service Wednesday when he tumbled with a would-be carjacker saving a woman with a baby from danger, authorities said.
A major shout-out to this young man for his courage!, the Okaloosa County Sheriffs Office posted on its Facebook.
The woman was trying to get her infant out of her car when William Branch, a 43-year-old man from DeFuniak Springs, came up to her armed with a stick and demanded her keys, the sheriffs office said.
Branch snatched the keys from the waistband of her pants, opened her car door and got inside.
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BY DEVOUN CETOUTE
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 10:35 AM
A Florida Chick-fil-A worker went above the call of fast food service Wednesday when he tumbled with a would-be carjacker saving a woman with a baby from danger, authorities said.
A major shout-out to this young man for his courage!, the Okaloosa County Sheriffs Office posted on its Facebook.
The woman was trying to get her infant out of her car when William Branch, a 43-year-old man from DeFuniak Springs, came up to her armed with a stick and demanded her keys, the sheriffs office said.
Branch snatched the keys from the waistband of her pants, opened her car door and got inside.
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Video: Florida Chick-fil-A worker fights off carjacker, rescuing woman and a baby (Original Post)
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Sep 2022
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hlthe2b
(107,552 posts)1. Impressive guy. Deserves more than the thanks of his employer, IMO.
spooky3
(36,763 posts)2. It was good that the other employees came out too
Because this suspect was putting up a struggle.
Kudos to all the courageous kids.
lpbk2713
(43,202 posts)3. If it was Wal*Mart he would be fired.
Their policy is to let the bad guys have what they want and don't interfere.