HOUSTON — A man and woman accused of terrorizing fast food workers in shootings at two northwest Houston restaurants probably won't be going through drive-thrus anytime soon.
Christian Nwabuisi and Faith Bailey are charged with aggravated felony assault.
In their first court appearances Tuesday morning, prosecutors asked for high bonds for both and the judge agreed. She set Nwabuisi's bond at $450,000 and Bailey's at $170,000.
"I believe that these defendants are a threat to the community, their continued actions show that they are a danger and I believe that they need to remain in custody pending the resolution of these cases,” said Harris County Assistant D.A. Jesse Pence.
If the cousins do post bail, the judge ordered them to stay away from each other and stay out of fast food restaurants.
Whataburger shooting over incorrect order
On March 2, just before 8 p.m., Houston police responded to a shooting at the Whataburger off the West Loop and 18th Street.
A manager was shot and wounded when Nwabuisi fired 11 shots inside the restaurant, according to HPD.
According to court documents, surveillance video showed a woman identified as Faith Bailey going into the restaurant.
After getting a drink and bag of food, she leaves but returns 30 seconds later with a man, identified as Nwabuisi, who police say started shooting.
The Whataburger manager told KHOU 11 News that Bailey claimed the order she'd made through the app was incorrect and she was angry. He said the shooter fired 11 shots, hitting and wounding another manager.
Jack in the Box shooting over cheese on taco
Investigators said they used the license plate data to connect the shooting with a similar incident that happened at a Jack in the Box only a mile away at the end of January.
Security showed the same man and woman in the drive-thru, according to police.
Police said Bailey began arguing with a worker through the window because she didn't get enough cheese on her taco.
Nwabuisi pulled out his gun and stuck it into the drive-thru window and fired 10 rounds, according to court records.
Bailey also threw stuff at the workers and cursed at them through the window.
Thankfully, no Jack in the Box employees were hurt.
'Equally a danger'
Bailey's lawyer argued his client’s situation was significantly different than her cousin's, but prosecutors disagreed.
"She is equally a danger to the community as the defendant that pulled the trigger,” Pence said.
Nwabuisi works as a manager at a 7-Eleven while Bailey works at a Circle-K and lives with her grandma.