Three men were arrested in Windsor Locks after threatening to shoot employees at Wendy's over an issue with their order, police said.
The police department said they received a 911 call alerting them that a man had just fled Wendy's on Route 75 after a dispute Monday night. Authorities said the man threatened to shoot employees.
According to police, three men were ordering food in the drive-through and were dissatisfied with their order. They then went inside and made threats, including to stick a gun into the mouth of one of the employees, officers said.
Employees said they saw a gun inside the vehicle at the drive-through window. Police said the men fled in a BMW, and officers spotted and pursued the car. Stop sticks were deployed and the car ran over them, but was able to briefly continue onto Interstate 91.
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Officers said the suspect vehicle tried to ram into a police cruiser several times. The car tires eventually deflated and the men fled on foot into a wooded area, according to police.
The car rolled back into a police cruiser during the pursuit and caused minor damage. Officers said they were able to arrest two of the three men.
During the incident, a K9 and their handler were exposed to a bag of white powder from one of the suspects, later determined to be crack cocaine. Both were treated and released, according to police.
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Two of the men face charges for illegal possession of a large capacity magazine, interfering with police, illegal possession of weapons in a motor vehicle, and more.
The third suspect was arrested on Wednesday after being released from Department of Corrections custody. Police said the 21-year-old faces charges including breach of peace, engaging police in pursuit, reckless driving, larceny of a motor vehicle, and more. He is being held on a $750,000 bond.
