Couple in dinosaur costumes arrested at Publix after fight with customer in checkout line

One of the suspects pulled out a gun and hit another customer with it, deputies say

MUSCOGEE COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies arrested a couple dressed in dinosaur costumes at Publix after another customer was assaulted on Halloween night.

The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Scott Harrison and Kayleigh Welch-Harrison at the Publix on Macon Road.

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Investigators determined that the couple got into an argument with another customer over who was next in line while checking out.

Publix security camera footage showed after the dinosaur-dressed suspects finished checking out, Welch-Harrison turned around and continued to argue with the customer who they fought with earlier.

That’s when Harrison pushed Welch-Harrison aside, drew his gun and pointed it at the other customer, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Harrison then hit his victim twice with the gun, according to images from the security camera video.

An off-duty correctional officer separated the parties involved in the fight before Muscogee County, Georgia, deputies arrived.

Deputies charged Welch-Harrison with disorderly conduct while Scott Harrison faces the following charges:

  • Felony Aggravated Assault
  • Simple Battery
  • Reckless Conduct
  • Disorderly Conduct
  • Brandishing a Firearm

MCSO did not release the identity of the victim. Columbus Fire and EMS treated the victim at the scene.

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