Two employees and a customer stabbed at fast food restaurant in Columbia, SC police say
Three people were injured early Saturday in a stabbing at a fast food restaurant and a man was charged with multiple crimes, according to the Columbia Police Department.
The attack happened at the Hardee’s at 5801 U.S. 321/Fairfield Road, police said Saturday night in a news release. That’s in the area between North Main Street and Exit 70 on Interstate 20.
Shortly before 8 a.m., officers responded to an emergency call about a fight at the restaurant, according to the release. The officers found three people with what police called “non-life threatening injuries.”
Two of the victims were Hardee’s employees and the other was a customer, according to the release. One of the victims remains hospitalized, police said. Further information on that victim’s condition was not available.
Police said they believe that 42-year-old Ira Grissett “went to the restaurant with the intention of confronting a male employee about a personal conflict.”
Information about what led to the attack was not available, and there was no word about how all three victims got involved.
Grissett was charged with attempted murder, two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature as well as possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to the release.
No bond has been set and Grissett remains in the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, jail records show.
Following a bond hearing, the Columbia resident is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 13, according to Richland County court records.
Officers recovered the knife used in the attack, which police said was an isolated incident.
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This story was originally published October 27, 2024 at 9:07 AM with the headline "Two employees and a customer stabbed at fast food restaurant in Columbia, SC police say."
