Hammer-wielding man attacks McDonald’s worker, then runs off, Virginia officials say
UPDATE: Bertram Smithen was arrested after he was spotted in the woods on Nov. 26, the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office said. The attack came after Smithen was denied free food, Sheriff Scott Moser told WAVY.
The original story is below.
Officials in Virginia are looking for a man they say attacked an employee at a McDonald’s.
The Caroline County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 48-year-old Bertram Smithen from Lorton, Virginia.
On Saturday, Nov. 25, officials say Smithen went to a McDonald’s in Ladysmith and attacked an employee with a hammer and began fighting several others, according to a news release.
After the attack, authorities say Smithen tried to get into an occupied vehicle in the parking lot before he ran into the woods behind the McDonald’s.
Ladysmith is about 40 miles north of Richmond.
This story was originally published November 26, 2023 at 3:23 PM.
