According to Foley Police, on Sunday, January 22, 2023, officers from the Foley Police Department responded to a report of an assault that occurred in front of Firehouse Subs in the 100 block of 9th Ave. Upon arrival, officers were notified that a black female, later identified as Keziah Gregoria Morales (Age 23), approached an employee of Firehouse Subs while he was outside on break and pepper sprayed him in the face. The victim told police that the female offender chased him inside of the store as he tried to get away from her. When she entered the store, his co-workers helped to get the offender off of him. After a short physical struggle with the employees, the offender was pushed outside, and she fled on foot. A Foley K9 Unit responded and located Keziah Morales in a wooded area nearby.

The attack appears to possibly be from a hostile encounter between the offender and victim earlier in the day at another store, but the offender was unknown to the victim before these incidents. It is believed that Morales was able to figure out where the victim worked and retaliated at that location.

Keziah Gregoria Morales of Foley was arrested and charged with Criminal Use of a Defensive Spray (a felony). Additional charges could be pending on Morales by other employees assaulted during the altercation.