HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 05: A Chick-fil-A restaurant is seen on July 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas. According to an annual survey produced by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), Chick-fil-A has maintained its position as America's favorite restaurant for the eighth straight year in a row. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
<p>One <strong>Chick-fil-A</strong> employee in Florida took <em>&#8220;my pleasure&#8221;</em> to another level on Wednesday afternoon. <strong>Mykel Gordon</strong> prevented the carjacking of a woman traveling with a baby! A trending video shows Mykel tackling and restraining 43-year-old <strong>William Branch</strong> in <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/chick-fil-a-in-south-florida-receives-30-health-code-violations-including-presence-of-roaches-and-flying-insects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the restaurant</a> parking lot until police arrived and arrested him. People on social media are now praising Mykel for his bravery&#8211;including those at his workplace.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is the HERO! This is Mykel Gordan,&#8221; the restaurant wrote on their Facebook page. &#8220;At Chick-fil-A, our mission is to &#8220;serve&#8221; and today Mykel took it further&#8230;to &#8220;save.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>This is the second time Mykel has been hailed a hero. In 2018, Mykel stepped in to help two teenage girls after <a href="https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/2018/09/28/those-girls-had-extra-something-watching-over-them/9707926007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a crane fell</a> on their vehicle, per <em>Northwest Florida Daily News. </em></p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><strong>William Attempts Carjacking, Mykel Intervenes </strong></h5>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.sheriff-okaloosa.org/man-charged-with-carjacking-at-fwb-restaurant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a statement</a> from the Okaloosa County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, the attempted robbery happened in the Fort Walton Beach area. The female victim told deputies that William approached her while removing <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chick-fil-employee-praised-saving-woman-baby-carjacking-rcna47875" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her infant nephew</a>, per <em>NBC News,</em> from his car seat. She said William came near her,<em> &#8220;wielding a stick and demanding her keys.&#8221; </em></p>
<p>With the baby in her arms, the woman backed away from William. But, he allegedly lunged in her direction, snatching her car keys from her pants&#8217; waistband. With the keys in hand, William climbed inside the woman&#8217;s car.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;When the victim began screaming for help [Mykel Gordan] ran to intervene,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;Branch punched the young man in the face but the second victim was not seriously injured.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The video shows both men rolling around the parking lot fighting for control of the situation. But, eventually, Mykel overpowers William&#8211;holding him against the ground in a chokehold. Then, Mykel stands up, keeping a hand on the backside of the collar on William&#8217;s shirt. By this point, several <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/a-north-carolina-chick-fil-a-receives-backlash-after-trying-to-recruit-volunteers-to-work-pay-them-in-food/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chick-fil-A employees</a> had joined the chaotic scene.</p>
<p>After a few seconds, a nearby witness walks into the camera frame. While holding an infant girl, she chastised William a few feet from where he forcefully sat.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;She had a baby in her hands. How dare you? How dare you scare her like that,&#8221; the woman yelled.</p></blockquote>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Incident Was Allegedly William&#8217;s Second Attempted Carjacking</strong></h5>
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<p>Mykel also told deputies it was William&#8217;s second car-related incident that day, per <em>NBC News.</em> About 10 minutes before the attempted carjacking, William allegedly reached inside another woman&#8217;s car and unlocked the driver&#8217;s door.</p>
<p>He climbed inside and sat on the woman, using <em>&#8220;all of his bodyweight&#8221;</em> on her. The woman screamed for help, and Mykel ran to the rescue. He claims he chased William off.</p>
<p>Well, we now know William double-backed and scared another woman, only to end up restrained by Mykel. According to the police statement, the sheriff&#8217;s office charged William with carjacking with a weapon and battery.</p>
<figure id="attachment_98313" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-98313" style="width: 480px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-98313" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/william_branch.jpeg" alt="" width="480" height="600" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-98313" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Florida Chick-fil-A employee Mykel Gordan was labeled a hero after stopping 43-year-old William Branch from carjacking a woman traveling with a baby.</em></figcaption></figure>
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