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Cops: Wendy's Gunfire Over "Cold Fries"

Patron, employee exchanged shots inside eatery

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Wendy's Gunfire

JANUARY 22--A dispute over cold french fries at a Wendy’s in Kentucky erupted into an exchange of gunfire between a male patron and a female restaurant employee who was shot in the buttocks, according to police who have arrested both pistoleros.

Cops say Monjah James-Wooten, 25, and two associates this month “engaged in a verbal altercation” at the drive-thru window with Twaunesha Coleman, a 26-year-old Wendy’s worker, “over cold fries.”

James-Wooten (pictured at right) and his co-defendants subsequently entered the Louisville eatery, where he allegedly “produced a firearm and fired a shot.” Coleman “returned fire, then the [defendant] began to fire multiple rounds, one of which struck the victim in the buttocks,” according to a complaint warrant.

A day after the incident, a second woman “contacted police and reported that she had been shot.” The woman reportedly admitted that she had been with James-Wooten at Wendy’s “when he shot her.”

Charged with felony assault, James-Wooten turned himself into police Friday afternoon. He is being held by the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.

Coleman, the Wendy’s worker, is facing serious problems of her own. At the time of the Janaury 6 shooting, Coleman--who was on probation in connection with a conviction on felony theft and gun charges--was legally barred from possessing a gun.

Seen at left, Coleman pleaded guilty in 2022 to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

As a result of the Wendy’s incident, Coleman has again been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, a felony for which she is scheduled to be arraigned on February 4. It is unclear if Coleman will also face a probation violation count. (2 pages)