Police Arrest Man for Attempted Murder at Santa Maria Chick-fil-A

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria Police arrested Clayton Peavey, a 31-year-old man from Santa Maria, for attempted murder at a Chick-fil-A on Betteravia, just before noon Monday.

SMPD officers investigated the case and found out about a female employee outside the restaurant, whom Peavey struck in the back of the head with a large brick.

The assault knocked the victim to the ground before Peavey fled. Paramedics later took the victim to the hospital for treatment and evaluation, according to the SMPD.

Restaurant management says some police were present at the restaurant already, so response was immediate.

A witness called for additional law enforcement, and employees who saw where peavy went helped police find him quickly.

SMPD officers later found Peavey in nearby agricultural fields and took him into custody without incident for attempted murder.

“She went to the hospital, banged up, bruised a little bit,” says Joey Hickox, the restaurant operator. “Got to the hospital, spent several hours there, got stitched up and is back home recovering. She was back home by the by the evening. Yeah, it was, it was quite a shock. I mean, we have a busy drive through normally around that time, and there were a lot of people there, and, a lot of people witnessed what happened.”

Witnesses of the incident are urged to contact the SMPD.

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