Fuquay restaurant workers disarm man in domestic incident

Witnesses said a man was engaged in a domestic argument inside the restaurant, at 129 N. Main St., at about 3 p.m., and the dispute continued in the parking lot. When restaurant managers asked the man to leave, he went to his vehicle, pulled an AR-15 from the trunk and pointed the gun at a restaurant worker, witnesses said. Two workers were able to disarm the man without any injuries, police said, and the man drove off as officers arrived.

Officers pursued the man on North Main Street, and police said he passed several stopped vehicles, ran a red light and collided with another vehicle at the Sunset Lake Road intersection. A passenger in that vehicle was taken to Rex Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

After the collision, the suspect tried to run from the scene, but police apprehended him in a nearby parking lot.

Bango Benjamin Enyinnaya Jr., 20, of Raleigh, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, felony hit-and-run, felony fleeing to elude arrest, careless and reckless driving, possession of marijuana and resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer. More charges are possible, police said.

Enyinnaya was being held under $457,000 bond Monday night.

Enyinnaya’s mother told WRAL News that she had prepared a Father’s Day meal for her son earlier that day, with no indication that anything was wrong.