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Three women in Florida have been arrested by the Palm Beach County Sheriff for an attack in which a Popeyes employee was hit several times through the drive-through window. All three suspects – Brianna Toombs, 19; Chloe Arieigha Hernandez, 21; and Joanna Ceidi, 19, from West Palm Beach.
The alleged attack took place on Tuesday around 13:00 in the nearby city of Lantana. The trio was charged with robbery with a weapon and burglary with assault or battery, according to Local 10 News.
A fourth suspect, also a woman, has yet to be apprehended.
Deputies say the group, which was driving in a Nissan Sentra, had an oral argument with the Popeyes cashier. Another person in the queue byline captured cell phone footage of the chaos (note the slow backup):
Does anyone recognize these 4 women who attacked employees around 1pm today during the ride by Popeyes on Seacrest Blvd? Beats were thrown and one grabbed money from the register. pic.twitter.com/FJsIcJHyWS
– PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) 17 March 2021
The manager, Demarco Quant, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel one of the suspects sprayed an “unknown aerosol” through the window. “I could not walk into the restaurant because everyone was coughing,” he said, adding to the incident. “It was a moment when I was completely shocked.”
It is not clear at this time what the argument is really about.
Two women from the group allegedly spat on the cashier. Police also say two of the women left the car to attack two other employees in the Popeyes. One of the women is accused of stabbing in the doorway to retrieve cash from the register.
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