Warning: disturbing content — A thug with a long criminal history violently assaulted a 15-year-old female McDonald’s employee. Earlier, a group of rioters got into a scuffle with her employees inside the store, dragged her by the hair in her parking lot and stomped on her head multiple times. this month, according to police.
Johnny Ricks, 25, was arrested on suspicion of assault after he allegedly dragged the girl out of a restaurant parking lot in suburban St. Louis by her hair, slammed her head against concrete and punched her in the face. This was announced by the prefectural police.
The girl, identified as Aliyah Lynch in a GoFundMe set up by her family, suffered a skull fracture, a broken nose and damage to her frontal lobe.
“This assault was a life-changing experience for her,” the girl’s mother, Shaunique Phillips, wrote on a page set up to help cover her medical bills, and has already raised $15,000 of her goal. $13,000 has been raised.
“She is fighting hard to stay strong and heal, but this is just the beginning of a very difficult battle,” her mother wrote, adding that the incident “shattered” her family’s life. .
The dastardly attack on April 7th Disturbing video posted on Facebook Phillips wrote that Ricks should be charged with child endangerment or attempted murder.
Lynch’s family said the fight began when Ricks pulled up to the restaurant’s drive-thru window with a group of unidentified adults and began behaving in an unpleasant manner.
“The noise was getting louder and I was uncomfortable in the drive-through, so I said, ‘If you want to take your order, please come inside,'” the boy said. first alarm 4.
The group then entered the McDonald’s store and began threatening employees, throwing objects and spitting on “at least four” employees.
At one point, Ricks became enraged and threw a food tray at an electronic menu screen, destroying it, St. Louis County police said.
The brawl then spread to the parking lot, with footage showing at least a dozen men and women grappling and throwing fists.
The video shows the man, identified by police as Rix, towering over the boy, dragging her around the parking lot like a ragdoll, then raising his legs to near waist height and lowering them onto the helpless girl’s skull. ing.
“To be trampled by a grown man?” the injured boy later told local media. “I wasn’t prepared for what was going to happen.”
She underwent surgery and was treated and released from the hospital. She wrote on her GoFundMe page that she hopes to return to her job soon.
Ricks’ rap sheet is like a criminal bingo card, with public records listing charges dating back to 2016, ranging from theft and fraud to speeding, disorderly conduct and even littering. He was arrested in April 2023 on charges of aggravated assault.
Ricks is currently being held at the St. Louis County Justice Center on felony charges of second-degree assault and criminal damage to property. His next court appearance is scheduled for April 25, but it is unclear whether he has retained a lawyer.
Jimmy Williams, owner of the McDonald’s restaurant where the brawl occurred, told First Alert: “Ensuring the safety of our employees and customers is a top priority for me as a local business owner and my restaurant We have a strict workplace violence policy.” 4 in a statement.
“My team is fully cooperating with the St. Louis County Police Department in their investigation.”
St. Louis County Police told the outlet that they are working with the North County Precinct to investigate the incident and are actively working to identify more victims, witnesses and suspects.
