19-year-old employee arrested, customer sent to hospital after fight at Chesterfield Little Caesars

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A 19-year-old Little Caesars employee was arrested after police say he got into a fight with a customer that put said customer in the hospital.

At about 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, officers with the Chesterfield County Police Department were called to a Little Caesars in the 10200 block of Hull Street Road for a report of a stabbing.

Investigators learned that a customer and an employee got into an argument, which escalated into a physical fight. According to police, the employee -- now identified as 19-year-old Jacob Turner of Chesterfield -- injured the customer during this fight.

Police described the injury as "a significant cut," but said it was non-life-threatening. The customer was taken to a local hospital for treatment and has since been released.

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It was initially reported that Turner fled the scene. Per authorities, he was later arrested and charged with aggravated malicious wounding on Thursday, Aug. 29.

Turner is being held at the Chesterfield County Jail as of the time of reporting.

No additional information on this incident is available.