A 28-year-old Rome man. Devon Franklin Jones Jr., was arrested Friday after an armed robbery at the Chick-Fil-A on Shorter Avenue.
Reports said that Jones walked up to a woman, who was his estranged girlfriend, while she was sitting in the drive-thru line and pulled a gun on her.
Jones is then accused of stealing a pair of his Nike shoes from the her car.
Rome later located Jones on Center Street, with the shoes, where a chase ensued in and around Excelsior Street.
When Jones spotted the police he allegedly tossed the gun on the ground.
Jones is charged with felony robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime as well as misdemeanor theft by taking, reckless conduct, obstruction of a police officer, entering an automobile and littering.
