Man accused of assaulting Philadelphia Popeyes employee after being told restaurant is closed

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PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man is facing charges after investigators say he assaulted a Popeyes employee after being told the restaurant was closed for the night.

Yannick Kelly, 28, is accused of entering the Popeyes on the 6000 block of North Broad Street during closing time last Tuesday.

Once inside, investigators say he grabbed an employee by the neck and began choking him until the employee stabbed him with a pocket knife.

Kelly left a trail of blood as he fled, which police followed to a nearby house where he was found bleeding in a bedroom. He was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Kelly was charged with aggravated assault, strangulation and related crimes.