LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB/WAVE) — A man charged in connection with a shooting at Texas Roadhouse in Okolona pleaded not guilty in court Saturday.
According to Louisville Metro Police, officers responded about 6:11 p.m. Thursday to the restaurant at 3322 Outer Loop on a report of a shooting.
Police said a man was shot in the shoulder at the restaurant and taken to UofL Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to court documents, when 24-year-old Ronald Winter tried to leave the restaurant without paying, a manager grabbed his arm.
The employee said that when Winter tried to reach for his waistband, the employee tried to tackle Winter to the ground. That’s when the gun fired.
Winter fled the scene and was found a few hours later near Highway 44 in Shepherdsville.
Police also said Winter had previously left the same Texas Roadhouse without paying earlier this week, though they did not release additional details about that incident.
Texas Roadhouse later said the injured employee was stable.
Winter was charged with second-degree assault. He pleaded not guilty in court Saturday morning, and his bond was set at $25,000.
Winter’s attorney requested that he be released on his own recognizance, but the judge kept the bond at $25,000 because of the nature of the crime.
Winter is expected to next appear in court Monday, June 22, for a preliminary hearing.
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