Popeyes employee slams woman after she allegedly says racial slur

Saturday, November 9, 2019
COLUMBIA, Tennessee -- Another video from a Popeyes restaurant has gone viral and this one is the subject of a police investigation.

Witnesses say an attack on a woman by an employee began after the woman disputed a charge on her bill.
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A heated argument ensued between the customer and several employees, prompting workers to tell the customer to leave the restaurant. Employees claim the woman then used a racial slur.

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Footage shows the woman walking out of the restaurant, followed closely behind by several employees, including a man who appears to lift the woman off the ground and quickly slams her on the pavement.

The woman's attorney said the employee's actions weren't justified.
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"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.



The customer's attorney also said the woman suffered nine fractures, including six broken ribs and a broken knee.

Police arrested 29-year-old Deriance Hughes, who faces aggravated assault charges.
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