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Chick-Fil-A Robbery Ends in Chase, Crash
Kaudija Shondrelle Haynes, 32, faces multiple charges after using pepper spray to rob Chick-fil-A and fleeing to gamble stolen cash, police said.
- On Jan. 2, 2026, Kaudija Shondrelle Haynes, 32-year-old suspect, allegedly brandished Mace at the Chick-fil-A on Ashville Road in Leeds, Ala., demanding a currency bag.
- Leeds Police Department were dispatched just after 9 a.m. to the Ashville Road Chick-fil-A following the reported robbery; Special Investigations Unit detectives identified the suspect and requested help from Wetumpka and Poarch Creek Tribal Police Department.
- Haynes is jailed in the Elmore County Jail on charges including attempting to elude, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, with bond $116,000 and transfer to St. Clair County Jail for first-degree robbery and related charges.
- Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin said no employees or customers were injured, but the suspect endangered employees and others while fleeing and during the Wetumpka eluding attempt.
- Detectives tracked Haynes to the Wind Creek casino in Wetumpka, Ala., where police said she was reportedly gambling with stolen currency, and a multi-agency pursuit ended after she crashed into several trees and was arrested.
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