A brave Chick-fil-A employee in Georgia risked his life and bravely thwarted an armed robbery last month. Riveting video shows the fast-food worker fighting off the suspected robber for three minutes. The intense confrontation occurred around 4:30 a.m. July 1 at the Chick-fil-A in Stone Mountain, Georgia, which is about 30 minutes northeast of Atlanta.The worker was able to get the suspect in a headlock and shoved him into the back room.A delivery driver for the Chick-fil-A restaurant was preparing for his workday when 51-year-old Tommie Lee Williams used a rock to smash through the drive-thru window, according to the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office.The masked burglary suspect is seen on surveillance video — which you can view on the Facebook page for the sheriff's office — escorting the employee into the back area of the restaurant. Williams is seen pointing a gun at the worker and instructing him to open the safe in the back room. The sheriff's office noted that the suspect told the victim "he was going to die if he didn’t open the safe" and pointed a handgun at him. However, the employee informed police that he did not know the safe's combination.Suddenly, the employee saw an opportunity and lunged at the gun. What ensued was a violent altercation that lasted minutes. The worker was able to bearhug the suspect so he couldn't aim the firearm at him. The Chick-fil-A employee also landed several punches and elbows. However, the alleged robber smashed the worker with the gun. During the turbulent tussle, the gun fell to the floor as both men continued to wrestle each other.The worker was able to get the suspect in a headlock and shoved him into the back room. The suspect is seen on video choking and kicking the employee. Soon the suspect broke free and retrieved the firearm from the ground, after which the pair struggled for the gun. The suspect then retreated to the kitchen, which is out of view of the surveillance camera. Police said Williams fled the restaurant through a rear exit door and escaped before police arrived at the crime scene. Detectives identified a vehicle seen in the area that they tied to Williams. Law enforcement officials obtained warrants for Williams, and officers with the U.S. Marshals and the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department arrested him Wednesday.Williams faces charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglary in the second degree, kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and criminal damage to property in the second degree. Williams was booked at the Gwinnett County Jail. A bond amount was not immediately listed in online jail records.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Texas police arrested a homeowner after he said that he shot and killed a home intruder, but their investigation found inconsistencies. The Corpus Christi Police Department said 56-year-old Douglas Watters called 911 on Sunday at about 7:51 a.m. and said he had shot a home intruder who tried to break into his home with a woman as his accomplice. Police said Watters was upset with them for taking so long to respond to his call.When they arrived at his home, they found a 48-year-old man dead. Watters told police that he had shot the man about seven minutes before calling police, but officers said the state of the body did not match up with his claims. A senior officer said that the body appeared stiff and pale, indicating that it had been dead for hours longer than Watters said. Investigators said that medics who arrived at the scene confirmed the body had been dead for several hours. At the home, they found a pump-action shotgun with an unspent shell and one spent shell, according to their report. A medical examiner's report found that the man had been shot twice in the left torso underneath his armpit. Police arrested Watters the next day on a murder charge. He is being held on a $500,000 bond. Officers said it was difficult to walk through the home because it was so cluttered. They also said it appeared to be abandoned and without electricity. A man interviewed by police told them that Watters owned the house but didn't live there. KIII-TV reported that Watters owned several homes in the county. Police said Watters was upset with them for taking so long to respond to his call but they claimed to have arrived only 13 minutes after he notified them. Video of the home and the man's booking photo were published on KIII's news video on YouTube. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

As you may well know, Kamala Harris’ campaign and its media allies have taken to calling JD Vance “weird.” “Yes, the same people who want to trans your kid, have abortion on demand, and open the borders say that a U.S. military veteran, who is a happily married father from the heartland, is weird,” says Liz Wheeler, pointing to the following Tweets from Kyle Mann and Greg Price that paint the perfect picture of how absurd such a statement is. — (@) — (@) While the tactic of calling someone who is as normal as the rising sun weird seems like a strategy doomed to fail, apparently “it’s working,” says Liz. Part of the movement’s success is attributed to the fact that this is “coordinated language from the losers in the mainstream media,” she explains, playing a montage of several examples of Vance and the Trump/Vance campaign being called “weird.” What's REALLY Behind 'JD Vance Is WEIRD' | Ep 5 youtu.be “They were clearly given talking points,” she says. “The question is: Where did they get them from?” “Undoubtedly they got the word ‘weird’ from focus groups who most likely found that the word weird resonated with liberal women voters” and “probably because focus groups found that when Kamala Harris runs on her own record, people ardently dislike her and reject her policies” says Liz. “This strategy is actually very elementary. It's meant to appeal to the shallowest part of human nature, but here's the reason why they're utilizing this strategy. ... They are trying to assassinate JD Vance's character to distract from the fact that the Democrats are perverted commies who hate us. And JD Vance has committed the cardinal sin against the commies of being a Conservative Christian white man happily married with kids who goes to church and loves America. The Democrats hate that,” she explains. However elementary the tactic may be, it’s effective because “presidential campaigns are not policy debates” but rather culture wars. “Democrats understand how to use the culture or even human nature to win because they control the culture and they know how to harness it,” says Liz, adding that this “killer instinct” is the one thing Democrats have that Republicans don’t. Unfortunately, this repeated defaming of JD Vance is adding up — the Ohio senator’s “popularity rating just in the last week has dropped nine points.” “There's even a report that President Trump is regretting the fact that he picked JD Vance to be his vice presidential running mate,” says Liz, adding that she hopes this is nothing more than a nasty rumor. Regardless of the veracity of the hearsay, “The 'JD Vance is weird' language ... is intended to also target how Trump feels about JD Vance in order to breed chaos in the Trump campaign in these final months before the election,” says Liz. “Again — the left has this killer instinct. They have studied their enemy; they know their enemy.” “If there’s one thing we should learn from the ‘JD Vance's weird’ narrative it’s that the Democrats are like sharks. They get just a whiff of blood and BAM — they'll gut you,” she says. But according to Liz, there is an antidote. To hear it, watch the episode above. Want more from Liz Wheeler?To enjoy more of Liz’s based commentary, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

A California Democratic mayor has resigned after allegations of him attempting to meet an underage boy for sexual acts surfaced online. The accusations against the mayor were exposed in a video shared on social media that allegedly shows the mayor of Wasco being assaulted. On July 24, a video was posted to a private Facebook group that allegedly involved Wasco Mayor Alex Garcia, according to the Independent. The San Joaquin Valley Sun reported that the post on Facebook accused Garcia of arranging to meet with a 15-year-old boy. However, Garcia had reportedly been speaking to a man posing as a minor to catch child sex predators. "Based on Alex’s sexual orientation, it appears that this could have been some kind of hate crime or homophobic attack."The man, Davonn Bradley, told the Wasco Tribune that he met Garcia on the gay dating app Sniffies, where he allegedly posed as a "super young" minor. "Plus, this is a man who came to meet a 15-year-old. He also brought weed, a pipe, a full bottle of alcohol, sex paraphernalia, and a bottle we looked up called 'poppers' with four to five pills floating at the bottom, which was very suspicious," Bradley told the outlet. Garcia was allegedly confronted by Bradley and another man. The alleged altercation was captured on video and became physical at one point. Footage purportedly shows Garcia in a headlock by one of the men. The video reportedly shows Garcia being shoved and punched in the head multiple times. Garcia's lawyer — Jared Thompson of the Bakersfield law firm of Humphrey & Thompson — said in a statement that the former mayor may have been "tricked" and "lured" so the men could have made a "homophobic attack." Garcia was the first openly LGBT elected official in Kern County."Based on the information we have available right now, it appears to be a situation where two individuals tricked Alex and lured him to a location in Bakersfield and then attacked him," Thompson stated. "The video that is circulating shows felony conduct on the part of the individuals, not Alex. Based on Alex’s sexual orientation, it appears that this could have been some kind of hate crime or homophobic attack. Essentially, we hope that any criminal investigation would focus on that.”Bradley told the Wasco Tribune, "We didn't meet up with him to fight; we even told him we didn't want to hurt him. His claims are nonsense. He kept reaching into his bag as if he had a weapon. Naturally, anyone would defend themselves in that situation."The City of Wasco said in a press release earlier this week: "The Wasco Police Department has been in communication with the City of Bakersfield, and the Bakersfield Police Department has attempted to contact the parties responsible for the social media posts."On Tuesday, the Kern County Democratic Party demanded that Mayor Garcia resign.A statement from the Kern County Democratic Party read: "We have been made aware of the recent allegations made against Wasco Mayor Alex Garcia. The Kern County Democratic Party unequivocally condemns any acts of violence, sexual assault, and harassment in any form, especially when involving an individual who cannot give consent, such as a minor.""As such, the Kern County Democratic Party calls on Mayor Garcia to immediately resign from his position on the Wasco City Council, so that the city can focus on the work of serving its citizens without distraction," the statement said. Neel Sannappa — vice-chair of the California Democratic Progressive Caucus — also called for Garcia's resignation if he is guilty of the alleged crimes. “Obviously, if he’s guilty of what he’s being accused of, he definitely shouldn’t serve,” Sannappa said, according to KGET.After pressure from his own party, Garcia resigned on Thursday morning. Garcia announced his resignation in a statement that read:To the Citizens of Wasco,As I have been healing following my recent assault, I am now finally able to speak with you to announce, with a heavy heart and profound regret, my resignation as Mayor and Council Member of the City of Wasco.As many of you are aware, there is a situation that requires my personal and full attention. I want to assure you that the accusations made against me are mischaracterized and inaccurate and certainly do not reflect who I am or what I stand for. However, due to the controversy surrounding these allegations, I am left with no choice but to resign for the overall health and success of our great City to ensure that you can continue moving projects along and making positive changes with no distractions. I am thankful for all those who have stood by me and sent supportive messages during this time, as I have healed from my injuries and processed this difficult decision.I have had the pleasure of serving as your Mayor for the better part of the past decade and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I thank you immensely for the privilege of servicing this wonderful community and I am deeply sorry that my term is ending under these circumstances. I am looking forward to witnessing the future of Wasco and all the new Council will have to offer, and I will continue to root for and support this city and its amazing citizens.Thank you again,Alex GarciaWasco City Manager Scott Hurlbert confirmed to KERO-TV that the Wasco City Council will appoint a new mayor and mayor pro tempore for the remainder of the current term at its next council meeting. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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