FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – One man is in custody after a fight led to a crash at Popeyes on Illinois Rd. Monday afternoon.
Our partners in news at 21Alive say officers were called on reports of a battery just after 2 p.m.
After an argument began to escalate, one of the two men involved in the disturbance got into a car and drove into the other man, pinning him between the car and the restaurant.
The man who was hit was taken to an area hospital in non-life-threatening condition.
After pulling away, the suspect ditched his car nearby, but was arrested in the area of Hillegas Rd. and Illinois Rd. a short time later.
Fort Wayne Police have identified the suspect as 42-year old Marchello Middleton on multiple charges including: Criminal Recklessness (Level 6 Felony), Domestic Battery, (A Misdemeanor), Leaving the Scene of an Accident Causing Bodily Injury (Level 6 Felony).