Domestic incident at a SC Chick-Fil-A drive-thru turned into manhunt
A domestic incident at a South Carolina Chick-fil-A drive-thru turned into a manhunt, according to multiple reports.
The man involved in the incident evaded law enforcement for almost three hours. He was arrested by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office in a Walmart parking lot just before 6:30 p.m., according to wspa.com.
Manhunt suspect in Simpsonville has been CAPTURED at Walmart on W. Georgia. #breaking pic.twitter.com/Jm9Wenz5s8
— Cody Alcorn (@CodyAlcorn) November 7, 2017
The Simpsonville Police responded to the Chick-fil-A on Fairview Road, where witnesses said a domestic violence incident occurred in the drive-thru, according to foxcarolina.com.
The man allegedly assaulted a woman inside of a vehicle, and she fell out of the vehicle during the altercation.
A Greenville Sheriff’s deputy, also in line at the drive-thru, witnessed the incident and attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the suspect drove away, foxcarolina.com reported.
LE says this was a domestic and battery situation in drive-thru. Officer says victim fell out of car during fight. @GvlCoSheriff deputy was in drive thru at time of the incident which is how they got on this so fast. Suspect still on foot and believed to still be in the area. https://t.co/C9L8D7XFBA
— Cody Alcorn (@CodyAlcorn) November 7, 2017
Deputies pursued the suspect before he crashed his vehicle and fled into nearby woods on foot, according to foxcarolina.com.
Roads were blocked off, a K9 unit was called in, and nearby Plain Elementary School was on a partial lockdown during the manhunt, foxcarolina.com reported.
The man described as wearing blue jeans and a camouflage shirt was caught and taken into custody by sheriff’s deputies, before being turned over to Simpsonville police, who will lead the case, according to wspa.com.
This story was originally published November 7, 2017 at 6:55 PM with the headline "Domestic incident at a SC Chick-Fil-A drive-thru turned into manhunt."