*Yasmine James, the McDonald’s worker who was viciously assaulted by a male customer over a straw, is reportedly on worker’s compensation leave for injuries she suffered during the Dec. 31 incident.
Video footage of the attack went viral showing an irate white male customer grabbing James and yanking her over the counter. The violent patron was later identified by St. Petersburg police as 40-year-old Daniel Willis Taylor of Clearwater, Florida. He was arrested and charged with 2 counts of misdemeanor assault.
“I want her ass fired right now,” Taylor is heard saying in the clip after another employee pulled him away.
When Taylor initiated his attack, James defended herself by pounding on his face as the holds the collar of her uniform.
Scroll down and watch the moment go down via the clip below.
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“No, you’re finna go to jail,” yells James after the two are separated. “You put your hands on me first!”
“I couldn’t control you,” replies Taylor. “I was just asking you a question, bitch!”
Brenda Biandudi, the mother of the man who posted the video to Facebook, told WFLA that the fight began when Taylor complained there were no straws at the drink station. That’s because of a newly passed St. Petersburg ordinance that states “plastic straws can be given only upon customer request”— in effort to increase the city’s sustainability.
Taylor reportedly assaulted another female employee, Tateona Bell — who he kicked in the abdomen, as he was being escorted out of the eatery by police.
“The victim was kicked in the stomach by the defendant and was complaining of pain,” the police report stated. “The defendant was a customer at McDonald’s, and the victim is an employee. The defendant was being escorted out of the business by management due to him battering another employee, and causing a disturbance.”
Meanwhile, rumors that James was fired by McDonald’s corporation are said to be untrue.
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