COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Police have arrested a man who choked a woman at a McDonalds drive-thru in Newnan.
Police said the incident happened around 9 p.m. Sunday.
Newnan Police said a woman, Kadiedre Keith, was waiting in her car for food from the drive-through at the McDonalds on Bullsboro road. A man walked between her car and the outside wall of the restaurant.
The man told police his name was Michael Thornton; however the man’s real name is Brandon Causey and police said Causey gave officers his brother’s name.
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Police said Causey put his drinks and other items on top of Keith’s car and began “arguing with Keith for no apparent reason.”
Keith got out of the car and police said Causey reached inside and started to choke her. Keith fought back, hitting Thornton in the mouth. When he kept choking her, Keith pulled out a gun and fired two shots into the air.
Causey released Keith, walked in front of the car and waited for police.
Keith sustained injuries consistent with being choked. No one was injured by the gunfire.
Causey was arrested for aggravated assault and is being held at the Coweta County Jail. He also faces additional charges for giving police a false name.
It’s unclear if Causey knew the victim.
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