Inset: Monjah James-Wooten (Louisville Metro Corrections). Background: Bullet holes pierced windows at a Wendy’s where a shooting occurred on Jan. 6, 2025 (WAVE).
Angry over the temperature of his fries, a Kentucky man confronted and shot a Wendy’s employee, who then pulled out a gun and fired back, police said.
Monjah D. James-Wooten, 25, faces charges of assault in an incident that happened on Jan. 6, Louisville Metro Police announced in a press release.
The violence started after an argument in the drive-thru between the suspect and the group he was with and the employee at a Louisville Wendy’s at 10:41 p.m. that night, police said.
The suspect and two unidentified codefendants fired multiple shots at the victim, according to the complaint that outlines the allegations.
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It all allegedly started from an argument in the drive-thru over cold fries, the document said.
The suspect and his group then went into the fast-food restaurant.
Inside, the suspect pulled a firearm and fired a shot, according to the criminal citation.
The employee returned fire. The defendant then fired multiple rounds, one of which struck the victim in the buttocks, according to the complaint.
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The alleged shooter and his group fled before police arrived, but the incident was captured on video surveillance, police said.
The victim was hospitalized for treatment of her injuries.
The suspect was quickly identified. The following day, police said one of the codefendants contacted police and reported she had been shot.
In an interview, she admitted to investigators that she was with the suspect at the Wendy’s when he shot her, the document said.
James-Wooten surrendered on Friday, police said.
He is being held with bail set at $50,000 at Louisville Metro Corrections, online booking records show. He’s set to appear in court on Tuesday.
