In an incident last month, a 31-year-old man came up behind a woman working at a Central Coast Chick-fil-A, lifted a concrete brick above her head and, without warning, dropped it on her head, shattering it into pieces.
Clayton Peavy, of Santa Maria, has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for the attack, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office.
Peavy previously pleaded guilty to a felony count of assault with a deadly weapon and a special charge of assault occasioning serious bodily injury.
The attack happened at 11:49 a.m. March 2 at the Chick-fil-A at 605 E. Bettervia Road in Santa Maria. The employee was taking orders in the drive-thru line when Peavy approached him from behind and attacked him with a brick.
The woman used her hands to protect herself as Peavy continued to hit her with what remained of the brick before walking away.
The victim “suffered multiple head injuries, required stitches, a concussion and a broken arm,” the Santa Barbara County district said. Atty. John T. Savarnoch said in a statement.
A spokesperson for Chick-fil-A did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Joseph Hickox, owner and operator of Chick-fil-A restaurants, said KEYT-TV At the time the employee was recuperating at home after being taken to the hospital.
“It was quite shocking,” he told the station. “We had a busy drive-thru at the time and there were a lot of people there and a lot of people saw what happened.”
Santa Maria Police Department said Instagram Officers eventually found Peavy in nearby agricultural fields and took him into custody.
“While nothing can ever erase the pain and trauma this brave victim was forced to endure as a result of this unprovoked, violent act,” Savarnoch said in a statement, “the sentence handed down today represents justice and accountability for that unforgivable violent crime.”
