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Chick-Fil-A Robbery Ends in Chase, Crash
Kaudija Shondrelle Haynes, 32, allegedly used mace to steal cash from Chick-fil-A, then fled to a casino, leading to a multi-agency pursuit and crash, police said.
- On Jan. 2, 2026, Leeds officers responded to a robbery at the Chick‑fil‑A on Ashville Road after Kaudija Shondrelle Haynes, 32, allegedly presented a Mace canister and demanded a currency bag, which the employee handed over before she fled recklessly.
- Detectives with the Special Investigations Unit tracked Haynes to the Wind Creek Casino, Wetumpka, Ala., using video and technology by Leeds Police, where she was gambling with stolen Chick-fil-A money.
- When police tried to take Haynes into custody, she fled in a brief chase joined by the Wetumpka Police Department and Poarch Creek Tribal Police Department, ending after she crashed into multiple trees and resisted arrest.
- Haynes was booked into the Elmore County Jail on Jan. 4 on charges including attempting to elude, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin said no employees or customers were injured and thanked Wetumpka Police Department and Poarch Creek Tribal Police Department for their quick response; he added, `It shows that addiction will cause someone to do anything to gamble or use drugs.
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