One Florida family’s trip to a Texas Jack-in-the-Box drive-through ended in a hail of bullets after a fast food employee attempted to shoot up their car following a dispute over curly fries.


According to a lawsuit filed in Texas, Anthony Ramos, his then-pregnant wife, and his six-year-old daughter found themselves speeding away from a gun-slinging fast food worker during a 2021 stop by the burger joint, a terrifying incident depicted in newly-released footage.


Though the family coughed up nearly $13 for a combo meal, they did not receive the curly fries they ordered. Upon bringing this up to worker Alonneia Ford, they landed in an argument, the visibly irate employee ultimately hurling condiments at the customers before grabbing a gun and shooting at least two bullets toward their vehicle.



“I was dumbfounded about it. I couldn’t believe it happened. I’m glad I reacted the way I did. It was scary,” Ramos said of the “very, very scary” ordeal during a press conference last year. “My initial reaction was to call the police once I was in a safe area.”


Ford was ultimately charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, spending six days behind bars before pleading guilty to misdemeanor deadly conduct as a part of a deal with prosecutors. Yet the family is still hungry for justice … and possibly curly fries, suing Ford and Jack-in-the-Box.


"Jack-In-The-Box needs to do a background check on employees so as not to expose their customers to someone who would attempt to kill them," Ramos’ attorney Randall Kalline explained in a statement surrounding the suit. "These rage cases are getting out of hand in Houston."



Though the fast food giant has thwarted responsibility stemming from the incident, stating that they had “no control” over the shooting and are “not legally responsible” for rogue employees, the family still wants more from Ford, from whom the family is seeking at least $250,000 in damages.


So take it from Ramos — next time they forget your curly fries in the drive-through, no they didn't.