A helpful but “hangry” customer aided police officers in Jacksonville, Texas, by opening his truck door and smacking a man they were chasing down a drive-thru lane.
The Jacksonville Police Department said it was chasing a male suspect in a stolen vehicle when the suspect stepped out of the vehicle and began running from officers at a Chick-fil-A.
Surveillance footage shared by the police on Wednesday showed how quick reflexes ended the ground chase outside the fast-food restaurant.
“Today, Jacksonville Police Officers attempted to stop a man in a stolen vehicle. The suspect ran through the Chick-Fil-A parking lot. A hungry customer, who was waiting patiently for his chicken sandwich, used his door to stop the suspect,” the department said in a social media post.
Footage shows the man waiting in line opened his door at the exact moment the suspect was running by, causing him to lose balance and fall to the side while two officers closed in for an arrest. The man in the vehicle is seen briefly checking on the downed suspect while one officer begins to cuff the individual from the chase.
Police did not say what charges, if any, the suspect faces. The identity of the man who helped stop the suspect was also not revealed.
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The department added in its statement, “The suspect was quickly apprehended after the ‘HANGRY’ (but helpful) citizen reminded the suspect as to why you should never run from the police.”
