An argument over stolen fried chicken led to a Walmart employee getting shot on Sunday, Pineville police said.
Pineville police responded to a reported shooting at the Walmart on Pineville-Matthews Road around 6:30 p.m. this past Saturday January 28, 2024.
When officers arrived, they found an employee who had been shot in the leg and learned that the whole incident apparently started over a self-checkout dispute.
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According to Pineville detectives, a Walmart employee noticed that Jonathan Alan Smith didn't scan some fried chicken and dog food while checking out. The employee confronted Smith, who then scanned the dog food but did not pay for the chicken, investigators claimed.
Smith and the employee then got into an argument that led to a brief fight that was broken up by a group of employees.
Smith was apparently Jonesing for that Fried Chicken and allegedly returned to the store a short time later with a gun, according to Pineville police.
Smith is accused of entering the store and confronting multiple employees before another fight broke out. The gun fell out of Smith's pocket, leading to the employees and Smith struggling to control the weapon. The gun then went off, shooting one of the employees in the knee.
Smith was arrested at the store and charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and larceny of the Fried Chicken in question.
The employee was treated for their injuries and is expected to be OK, according to police.
Not wanting any further trouble out of Smith, Pineville Officers confiscated the weapon but let Smith keep the stolen bucket of Fried Chicken.
Smith is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail under a $10,000.00 secured bond. But I'd expect he'll be out in time to hit Popeyes on the way home. Y'all been warned because next time Smith may just try for the whole damn tray.
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Good Fried Chicken will make a man do crazy stuff.
So his name is Chicken?
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ReplyDeleteIf he would shoot you over chicken imagine what he would do for watermelon!
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about noogies and fried chicken?
ReplyDeleteWhy the arrest and huge bond? This is a straight property crime with an aggressive employee instigating trouble. Being Black, I get accused of skip scanning at every store. Hire some cashiers, and help feed the hungry. Hope Chavis helps him sue Walmart for everything they’re worth.
ReplyDeleteYou said the magic word. " Crime". Seems that committing them is not a real issue with a lot in the black community these days. We should all just over look it and accept it as reparations. After all, shooting someone over fried chicken is OK...Right? Maybe they should have just fried him a fresh batch of yard bird on the house... Well, jus because.
ReplyDelete100% agree^^^ God forbid they actually are committing a crime or doing wrong, then they will just throw out the typical narrative of it being a race issue.
DeleteThis is why you don’t live by nigers.
ReplyDeleteJust so you know this MoFo was released at 0141. What is wrong with these people? No the prep we know what's wrong with him what is wrong with these judges and the DA?
ReplyDeleteWalmart goon wrestled him and his Glock blew off. This is a right to carry state, or does this only work for whitey? Tired of proud Black men being held down. If I see my boy out, we going to wingstop.
DeleteYou two noogies aren't welcome at WingStop you best just head over to Popeyes
DeleteNo, Popeyes at Northlake doesn’t want you either. You need to take yourselves to Mr. C’s chicken on Beatties Ford.
DeleteWe don’t want your kind at the chick fila on South Blvd also
DeleteChill on that KFC at Independence or else get split
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DeletePlease avoid all attendance of the ChickFila at South Park mall if your conduct and demeanor continue in this manner.
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ReplyDeleteDA is gonna drop the charges. Tellin Pineville to pound sand.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely. Weed is already not prosecutable so I don't imagine fried chicken will be either.
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DeleteShooting victim had a bright future. Look at his photo!!!!
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DeleteWhat happens after that?
DeleteHidey Hole!
ReplyDeleteCMS is firing hundreds of teachers. This is the end result. We have people who have to work at Walmart because they don’t have job skills. A trained employee would never cause this poor guy to have a gun accident.
ReplyDeleteWhere is the outrage in these lost jobs? Teachers! Our children’s front line protection. Fired. Why can’t Charlotte pay for this? Where are our tax dollars going?
The teachers are horrible at CMS
ReplyDeleteSame can be said of cfd. Houses keep burning down but we aren’t firing fire fighters.
DeleteVacant houses/apartment buildings are burning because the Charlotte’s “Housing Deprived” are setting them on fire. The fire on Pine Street should happen more often in that area. That old Tryon Hills neighborhood and HUD apartments has been a shit hole for decades and the source of trouble. Check the Men’s shelter down the street. I’ll bet there is a “resident” that has burned fingers.
DeleteNot true. The men’s shelter is haven for our nations forgotten convicts and orphans.
DeleteBraxton needs to fight for these teachers. Imagine hiring on and getting fired 20 years from your pension? What are we going to do?
ReplyDeleteThankfully I think we are past Braxton’s 15 mins of fame..
ReplyDeleteHe suffered from the Cam Newton effect. Rose to popularity, thought he was bigger than we was. He was then shown the door, and now lives in relative obscurity.
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Delete2354hours, I’ll take Sellers over any SRO at CMPD.
Deletelol like Ruff?
DeleteHappy SRO week!!
DeleteAre we still letting the crime gun boys cook? They been quiet
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