Mom went back into Burger King for missing fries when kids get carjacked from new SUV and thrown to the ground, cops and family say

A pistillate and her 3 children successful their precocious purchased SUV were carjacked and attacked astatine a Tennessee Burger King, authorities say.

Alexis Kearney, 31, and Antonio Alexander, 25, were arrested successful transportation with the incident. Kearney has been charged with carjacking, portion Alexander faces felony charges of theft of spot and theft of a firearm, arsenic good arsenic misdemeanor charges of aggravated assault and assault, tribunal records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

Kristin Gillia was successful the drive-thru of the Burger King connected Winchester Road successful Memphis connected Monday nighttime erstwhile she realized she didn't get her afloat order.

"They forgot the fries," she told section CBS affiliate WREG. "They said you tin propulsion up. I said fto maine bid a cheeseburger too, I privation a small something-something. They said, tin you propulsion astir and travel inside?"

Gillia did so, bringing her girl with her but leaving her different 2 children wrong their 2007 Ford Edge, which she said she had bought conscionable 4 days before. She told Memphis-based Fox affiliate WHBQ that she had instructed the kids to fastener the doorway and past went wrong the accelerated nutrient restaurant.

Suddenly, the kids who were successful the Ford Edge ran wrong the Burger King and told Gillia that idiosyncratic was trying to bargain their vehicle. The parent ran backmost to the SUV.

"I ran astir and opened the door, and I tried to insert myself into the situation," Gillia told WREG. "I conscionable got the car. Me and my kids request it."

She grabbed for her telephone but was pushed away, with 1 of the suspects reportedly saying, "put it successful drive." The suspects drove off, but not earlier allegedly moving implicit Gillia's ft and pulling 1 of her kids from the conveyance and pushing him to the ground.

A witnesser is said to person recovered a weapon astatine the scene, and the Ford Edge was recovered parked connected a adjacent road, per WHBQ.

Gillia and 1 of her kids were reportedly treated astatine an country hospital.

Alexander had a tribunal proceeding connected Friday, portion Kearney is scheduled to person a intelligence valuation connected March 12.