Restaurant worker Houston Man Shoots Over BBQ Sauce: DA

Harris County Sheriff

Andre Thomas is accused of opening fire on a restaurant employee.

Andre Thomas allegedly shot restaurant staff at Dickey’s BBQ Pit in Houston After he became angry that they didn’t give him enough BBQ sauce, Harris County prosecutors said. The shooting happened on January 21, 2022, and details of the case emerged after he appeared in court on February 28 to be settled.

Thomas, whose charges are pending in another case, were arrested on February 23, 2022, and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to District court records Harris. He has other charges pending against him including separate aggravated assault, burglary with intent to commit another felony, possession of a weapon, revenge, aggravated assault against a family member and verbal harassment.

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Thomas waited for workers to leave the restaurant, tracked them down in his car and then shot at their car, prosecutors say

Jill Wells, of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, tell Click2Houston, “It’s definitely weird.” She said after Thomas received his order from the restaurant, he called from the parking lot threatening to come back and “shoot the place” because they didn’t give him enough BBQ sauce on his takeout order. ta.

Wells said Thomas waited in the restaurant parking lot for the workers to leave and then shot at them. Wells told the news station: “He was near some gas pumps nearby waiting for them to leave. She said he then followed the workers on the street in his car and shot at their car. “He attacked one of the complainants five times, breaking a bone in their arm. The other victim, thank goodness, was not shot.”

In another pending case, Thomas is accused of threatening someone with a gun on February 6, 2022, after breaking into a home. Other details of that incident were not immediately available. He was arrested by District 5 of the Harris County Council on February 17, 2022, and charged with aggravated assault and burglary.

Thomas has a record that includes a criminal record for assaulting a family member & Attempting felony assault on a family member

Texas DPSAndre Thomas in the previous photos.

According to court records, Thomas had a felony conviction from 2017 in Grimes County, Texas. He was found guilty of attempting to assault a family member, causing choking. Thomas was sentenced to eight months in prison in that case. Thomas was arrested in Harris County in 2018 on a second-degree charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, but pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on a family member and was sentenced to one year. prison, records show.

Wells, an attorney for the Harris County DA, told Click2Houston, “In this case, the judge immediately revoked his old bond. He is binding on all of his new cases and again today, she reaffirms her decision.” Harris County Jail records show that Thomas remained jailed without bond as of March 1, 2022.

According to court records, Thomas is expected to appear in court again on April 26, 2022. His attorney could not be reached for comment by Heavy regarding Houston. Dickey’s BBQ Pit also did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Heavy on Houston regarding the shooting and the condition of the injured employee.

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