The employee, who wishes to remain anonymous, said what wasn’t shown in the video was the customer, 55-year-old Deborah Staggs, using a racial slur before the assault. The woman's attorney said the employee's actions weren't justified. Get access to exclusive coupons. "If she said something that she regrets, it doesn't give a grown man the right to chase her into the parking lot as she is trying to leave the store, and body slam a 55-year-old grandmother down on the concrete," he said. A Popeyes employee faces aggravated assault charges after allegedly body slamming a customer following a heated altercation. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. November 13, 2019 | 11:41am | Updated January 30, 2020 | 11:38am. Thanks for contacting us. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. “But it still doesn’t give it a right for her to get body-slammed. The station reported the Columbia store now has a “temporarily closed” sign taped to the inside of the front entrance. Rocky McElhaney, an attorney for the victim, told the Nashville Tennessean that the woman underwent two surgeries as a result of the attack and will need months of rehabilitation. A viral video of a Popeyes employee body-slamming a woman outside a Tennessee restaurant has resulted in an arrest on Friday. Glue and improved: 'Gorilla Glue girl' gets hair unstuck after surgery, Teen TikTok star committed suicide, parents say, Jason Biggs: Turning down ‘How I Met Your Mother’ is my biggest regret, Helena Christensen, 52, braves the snow in a bikini, Ron Perlman is legally single amid divorce, free to remarry, “Cancel Disney Plus” Trends After Gina Carano Firing, © 2021 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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I am a white bread pastry looking german, and I swear I look more black than that dude who slams the lady. “When she got there she was treated with hostility and anger from the manager,” McElhaney told the news outlet. “It’s not like she free-will walked away, she refused to leave the store,” the employee said. Market data provided by Factset. According to FOX 17 Nashville, the woman suffered six broken ribs, a shattered left arm and a broken knee cap as a result of the incident. Your California Privacy Rights The employee said the restaurant has been closed since last Friday after another fight between a few employees that was unrelated to the earlier incident. 102,239, This story has been shared 66,110 times. Market data provided by Factset. *Warning: graphic language* Click here to watch video from News 2 app. The employee said he tried his best to de-escalate the situation by holding Hughes back and asking Staggs to leave, but to no avail. News about Nashville TN USA A white woman at a Tennessee Popeyes was bodyslammed by an employee after getting into an argument with staff and allegedly using the n-word. Popeye's employee slams woman Video. I don’t condone it. Suddenly, one uniformed man can be seen raising the woman up in his arms before throwing her down to the ground. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. We've received your submission. Employee … The woman then called the manager who told her to come back with documentation in order to get a refund, her attorney said. 5 arrested in Tennessee for involvement in Capitol riots, new documents show evidence Video. A Popeyes employee who says he was working at the Tennessee restaurant where a colleague body-slammed a female customer in a parking lot … ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. 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A 29-year-old man is in custody following an assault at a Columbia Popeye's Louisiana Chicken which was documented video that went viral on social media. The employee, who wishes to remain anonymous, said what wasn’t shown in the video was the customer, 55-year-old Deborah Staggs, using a racial slur before the assault. “There were words back and forth.”, McElhaney said his client denied allegations that she used a racial slur, instead claiming: “My client was called ‘an ugly broke-down cracker.’”. Meanwhile an elderly female customer was hospitalized after she was body slammed in the parking lot at a Popeyes in Tennessee. Wasn’t no reason for that,” said Popeyes employee Jeff Janssen, who told reporters that Hughes had since been fired for the alleged assault. Copy/paste: Gorilla Glue challenge sends this fool to the ER. This story has been shared 317,270 times. or redistributed. The victim claims that she ate at the same Popeyes on Sunday and paid $13.11 for a meal of corn, biscuits, chicken tenders and apple pies. “It stunned me. This story has been shared 115,767 times. A man inside the restaurant said that he heard arguing and tried to film it. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Columbia police said Friday that they had arrested 29-year-old Deriance Ra’Shaiel Hughes in connection with the alleged assault. The entire circumstance is highly unfortunate for all involved and we hope to never see this type of behavior again.”. “No one’s going to react that way for no reason,” the anonymous male employee told WZTV. A viral video of a Popeyes employee body-slamming a woman outside a Tennessee restaurant has resulted in an arrest on Friday. Sitemap Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 66,110, © 2021 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved When she returned home, she realized that she had been billed twice. Shocking video shows Popeyes employee Deriance Ra'Shaiel Hughes, 29, charging in to Debra Staggs at the food chain’s Louisiana Chicken restaurant in Columbia, Tennessee. Sports Extra Daily: January 18, 2021 Video . A Popeyes employee who was arrested after he was caught on camera body-slamming a woman in the parking lot of one of the chain’s Tennessee outpost has been fired. The employee said Hughes was especially upset because the woman Staggs was arguing with at the front counter was his sister. Legal Statement. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights I don’t condone racial slurs either, so I feel like they’re all wrong if you ask me.”. Deriance Ra’Shaiel Hughes, 29, … This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. “We were shocked to learn about what happened in Tennessee. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. Popeyes employee Deriance Ra'Shaiel Hughes, 29, has been charged with felony aggravated assault after allegedly attacking customer Debra Staggs outside a Tennessee store.