Newly released footage shows the moment a Jack In The Box drive-thru employee shot a family of three — including a 6-year-old girl and her pregnant mother — after arguing over curly fries.
The fast-food worker, identified in legal papers as Alonniea Ford, whipped out her gun and fired at the car carrying the family as the driver sped away during the March 2021 dispute, surveillance footage shows, according to the ongoing lawsuit filed in off
Moments before the shots were fired, an angry Ford threw ketchup packets and other items at the driver, identified as the pregnant woman’s husband, Anthony Ramos.
Ramos then threw the item back at the employee while another employee tried to intervene at the Houston location, according to the footage.
After the shocking shooting, Ford walked away and then returned to the window where he casually cleaned up the mess, footage shows.
The footage is part of a 2022 lawsuit filed against Jack In The Box and Ford. Ramos and his wife are seeking more than $1 million in damages.
The argument was over the loss of curly fries, according to the lawsuit. Courtesy of Randall Kallinen
The violence erupted when Ramos drove to the restaurant after picking up his wife and child from the airport.
Ramos, a Florida resident, was there to help restore power in the Lone Star State city after Hurricane Harvey and his pregnant wife and daughter flew in from Miami to meet him there.
“The incident was so devastating to the family that Plaintiff Anthony Ramos quit his contract job in the Houston area and returned to Florida,” the lawsuit states.
The shooting took place in 2021 at a fast food restaurant. Courtesy of Randall Kallinen
“Plaintiff noticed that after he received his order from Ford, it was missing curly fries, which led to an escalating dispute,” the lawsuit states.
Ford is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the lawsuit.
He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor death, according to legal papers prepared by the family’s attorney.
The victim was shocked by the incident.
“Jack-In-The-Box needs to perform background checks on employees so as not to expose their customers to someone who will try to kill them,” family attorney Randall L. Kallinen said in a statement.
“These cases of rage are getting out of hand in Houston.”
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