Chicago man charged in attack with 'hatchet-like' weapon at McDonald's
Jermaine Allen | Chicago police
CHICAGO - A man was charged with violently attacking three people inside a McDonald's on Chicago's Southwest Side after demanding free food Sunday morning.
Jermaine Allen, 24, allegedly demanded free food from the cashier around 8:30 a.m. at the restaurant located at 7832 S. Western Ave., according to police. He then stabbed and seriously wounded an 18-year-old man and two 45-year-old women with a "hatchet-like" weapon, police said.
The 18-year-old victim and one of the women were transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center while the other was transported to Holy Cross Hospital.
Allen was arrested around 1:15 p.m. Sunday in the same block as where the attack took place. He was charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder, three counts of aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon and three counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, all felonies.
Allen, of Chicago, has a detention hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
The video below is from a previous report on the attack.